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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>News Desk</title><link>https://www.wispsports.com/</link><description><![CDATA[A weekly round-up of news from around the world of women's sport including exclusive interviews with athletes and coaches.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4886954/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Sports</category><copyright>Chris Stafford</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg</url><title>News Desk</title><link>https://www.wispsports.com/</link></image><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:15:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Chris Stafford</itunes:name><itunes:email>wispsports@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>A weekly round-up of news from around the world of women's sport including exclusive interviews with athletes and coaches.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A weekly round-up of news from around the world of women's sport including exclusive interviews with athletes and coaches.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Sports"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa Smashes World Marathon Record</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ethiopia-s-tigist-assefa-smashes-world-marathon-record--56927939</link><description><![CDATA[Chris &amp; Nancy are back with a round-up of news which includes the Solheim Cup, which, once again favored Europe, the Berlin Marathon where Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed women's marathon world record, a review of the Tennis Grand Slams which featured new and different champions: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarusia) Australian Open, Iga Swiatek<b> </b>(POL) French Open, Markéta Vondroušová (Czech) Wimbledon and Coco Gauff (USA) US Open, and Rugby England 50-24 win over Canada and a TV rights issue which meant it was not shown on network television, the World Athletics Championship which is an indication of what to expect next year at the Paris Olympic Games. Plus a review of the top stories in football which includes the USWNT winning both of its Friendlies against South Africa, the retirement of Julie Ertz and Megan Rapinoe, and the potential candidates to fill the coaching vacancy, which includes the names of Laura Harvery, Emma Hays, Sarina Wiegman, Bev Priestman and Tony Gustavsson; the Lionesses 2-1 win over Scotland in the first of their UEFA Women’s National League games. And finally our thoughts on the events surrounding the Spanish team which have somewhat overshadowed their magnificent World Cup victory.<br /><br />To subscribe to Nancy's newsletter, The Cherry on Top, use this link - https://cherry-on-top-womens-sport.beehiiv.com/subscribe<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Follow WiSP @wispsports<br />WiSP Podcast Network on Facebook]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56927939</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:22:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56927939/wisp_news_desk.mp3" length="58771339" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9bc795e1-5f6f-4030-b759-657dc190e7fc/9bc795e1-5f6f-4030-b759-657dc190e7fc.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9bc795e1-5f6f-4030-b759-657dc190e7fc/9bc795e1-5f6f-4030-b759-657dc190e7fc.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/9bc795e1-5f6f-4030-b759-657dc190e7fc/9bc795e1-5f6f-4030-b759-657dc190e7fc.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris &amp;amp; Nancy are back with a round-up of news which includes the Solheim Cup, which, once again favored Europe, the Berlin Marathon where Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed women's marathon world record, a review of the Tennis Grand Slams which...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris &amp; Nancy are back with a round-up of news which includes the Solheim Cup, which, once again favored Europe, the Berlin Marathon where Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed women's marathon world record, a review of the Tennis Grand Slams which featured new and different champions: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarusia) Australian Open, Iga Swiatek<b> </b>(POL) French Open, Markéta Vondroušová (Czech) Wimbledon and Coco Gauff (USA) US Open, and Rugby England 50-24 win over Canada and a TV rights issue which meant it was not shown on network television, the World Athletics Championship which is an indication of what to expect next year at the Paris Olympic Games. Plus a review of the top stories in football which includes the USWNT winning both of its Friendlies against South Africa, the retirement of Julie Ertz and Megan Rapinoe, and the potential candidates to fill the coaching vacancy, which includes the names of Laura Harvery, Emma Hays, Sarina Wiegman, Bev Priestman and Tony Gustavsson; the Lionesses 2-1 win over Scotland in the first of their UEFA Women’s National League games. And finally our thoughts on the events surrounding the Spanish team which have somewhat overshadowed their magnificent World Cup victory.<br /><br />To subscribe to Nancy's newsletter, The Cherry on Top, use this link - https://cherry-on-top-womens-sport.beehiiv.com/subscribe<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Follow WiSP @wispsports<br />WiSP Podcast Network on Facebook]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2449</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>World Cup ReCap Show</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/world-cup-recap-show--56553201</link><description><![CDATA[Chris &amp; Nancy are back with a recap of the FIFA Women’s World Cup—a round up of the highs and lows of a tournament that broke records for number of nations competing and global audience. It was a festival of football, a feast for footie fans and a boost for women’s sport around the world. There were plenty of surprises with some of the giants of the sport among them favorites to lift the trophy who fell by the wayside in the group stages. Ultimately our predictions did not hold up and a new champion was crowned in Stadium Australia when Spain deservedly lifted the trophy after conquering England 1-0 in the final.  Nancy was there to watch it all unfold and Chris endured some very early morning starts to watch the games from the US. So what were their takeaways and tournament favorites. Take a listen and relive some of the highlights of the tournament. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Email: <a href="https://gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">wispsports@gmail.com</a><br />@WiSPSports]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56553201</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:04:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56553201/world_cup_recap_show.mp3" length="72750103" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0b1a97a5-dd86-49dc-9942-f74fe5cb1dad/0b1a97a5-dd86-49dc-9942-f74fe5cb1dad.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0b1a97a5-dd86-49dc-9942-f74fe5cb1dad/0b1a97a5-dd86-49dc-9942-f74fe5cb1dad.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0b1a97a5-dd86-49dc-9942-f74fe5cb1dad/0b1a97a5-dd86-49dc-9942-f74fe5cb1dad.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris &amp;amp; Nancy are back with a recap of the FIFA Women’s World Cup—a round up of the highs and lows of a tournament that broke records for number of nations competing and global audience. It was a festival of football, a feast for footie fans and a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris &amp; Nancy are back with a recap of the FIFA Women’s World Cup—a round up of the highs and lows of a tournament that broke records for number of nations competing and global audience. It was a festival of football, a feast for footie fans and a boost for women’s sport around the world. There were plenty of surprises with some of the giants of the sport among them favorites to lift the trophy who fell by the wayside in the group stages. Ultimately our predictions did not hold up and a new champion was crowned in Stadium Australia when Spain deservedly lifted the trophy after conquering England 1-0 in the final.  Nancy was there to watch it all unfold and Chris endured some very early morning starts to watch the games from the US. So what were their takeaways and tournament favorites. Take a listen and relive some of the highlights of the tournament. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Email: <a href="https://gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">wispsports@gmail.com</a><br />@WiSPSports]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3031</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Season Finale - What a Ride!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-finale-what-a-ride--51969946</link><description><![CDATA[After four years of weekly shows it’s time to close the curtain and retire the WiSP News Desk, the show that has brought you the top stories from around the world fo women’s sports. And it’s been a fun ride watching different sports grow and champions made. On this final episode we begin with a true champion of her sport counting 19 times as the LPGA Champion, New Zealander, Lydia Ko wins the final title of the season and $2 million check at the CME Tour Championship. In Alpine Skiing, the World Cup got underway in Levi, Finland and American Mikaela Shiffrin came out the gate as she means to continue with back to back wins in the two slalom races ahead of Anna Svenn Larsson (SWE) and Petra Vlhova (SVK) on day one and beating Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener and Petra again on the second day. The Lionesses were held to a 1-1 draw against Norway in the last of their friendly games of the year. And in the WSL, Manchester United ended Arsenal’s winning streak by beating them 3-2, thanks to a last minute goal by Alessia Russo. The Rugby League World Cup came to a conclusion with an exciting win again for Australia against New Zealand. Exciting news in motor racing as Formula One launches a women's academy. British Darts star Fallon Sherrock gets a place in the 2023 World Championships. And in Nordic Combined Skiing women protest in a very visual way at being denied Olympic entry when they already have a World Cup season and World Championship.<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 21, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51969946</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:58:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51969946/wisp_news_desk_s4e44.mp3" length="51598928" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/afc6265a-7c41-4fc0-8924-ce26b07f1b05/afc6265a-7c41-4fc0-8924-ce26b07f1b05.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/afc6265a-7c41-4fc0-8924-ce26b07f1b05/afc6265a-7c41-4fc0-8924-ce26b07f1b05.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/afc6265a-7c41-4fc0-8924-ce26b07f1b05/afc6265a-7c41-4fc0-8924-ce26b07f1b05.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After four years of weekly shows it’s time to close the curtain and retire the WiSP News Desk, the show that has brought you the top stories from around the world fo women’s sports. And it’s been a fun ride watching different sports grow and champions...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After four years of weekly shows it’s time to close the curtain and retire the WiSP News Desk, the show that has brought you the top stories from around the world fo women’s sports. And it’s been a fun ride watching different sports grow and champions made. On this final episode we begin with a true champion of her sport counting 19 times as the LPGA Champion, New Zealander, Lydia Ko wins the final title of the season and $2 million check at the CME Tour Championship. In Alpine Skiing, the World Cup got underway in Levi, Finland and American Mikaela Shiffrin came out the gate as she means to continue with back to back wins in the two slalom races ahead of Anna Svenn Larsson (SWE) and Petra Vlhova (SVK) on day one and beating Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener and Petra again on the second day. The Lionesses were held to a 1-1 draw against Norway in the last of their friendly games of the year. And in the WSL, Manchester United ended Arsenal’s winning streak by beating them 3-2, thanks to a last minute goal by Alessia Russo. The Rugby League World Cup came to a conclusion with an exciting win again for Australia against New Zealand. Exciting news in motor racing as Formula One launches a women's academy. British Darts star Fallon Sherrock gets a place in the 2023 World Championships. And in Nordic Combined Skiing women protest in a very visual way at being denied Olympic entry when they already have a World Cup season and World Championship.<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 21, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2153</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>44</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>New Zealand’s Black Ferns Rule</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-zealand-s-black-ferns-rule--51890513</link><description><![CDATA[This week’s news stories begin with the Rugby World Cup Final which saw the New Zealand Black Ferns beat England’s Red Roses 34-31 in a nail-biting battle between rugby’s giants. Meanwhile the Rugby League World Cup Semi-Finals are taking place this week between Australia v Papua New Guinea and England v New Zealand. The Final will be held at Old Trafford in Manchester on November 19. In cycling Hannah Roberts wins her fourth world title in the 2022 BMX World Championships. In football, the USWNT rounded off the year with a win and loss against Germany in their two friendly games going 1-2 down and 2-1 up. In Spain, the European Champions England beat Japan 4-0 and face Norway on November 15 for their last friendly game of the year. England footballer Toni Duggan discusses challenges of being a pregnant footballer, which is becoming more common now in the professional game. We hear how British Athletics will be hosting a busy winter schedule of meets in Birmingham. And in tennis Switzerland broke their runner-up streak by winning the Billie Jean King Cup. And finally the Skiing World Cup season promises to get underway this week in Levi, Finland with a slalom race.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 14, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51890513</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:02:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51890513/wisp_news_desk_s4e43.mp3" length="48627932" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/20ea3d4e-5cc8-4aae-809a-d00ac0c4b9ba/20ea3d4e-5cc8-4aae-809a-d00ac0c4b9ba.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/20ea3d4e-5cc8-4aae-809a-d00ac0c4b9ba/20ea3d4e-5cc8-4aae-809a-d00ac0c4b9ba.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/20ea3d4e-5cc8-4aae-809a-d00ac0c4b9ba/20ea3d4e-5cc8-4aae-809a-d00ac0c4b9ba.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week’s news stories begin with the Rugby World Cup Final which saw the New Zealand Black Ferns beat England’s Red Roses 34-31 in a nail-biting battle between rugby’s giants. Meanwhile the Rugby League World Cup Semi-Finals are taking place this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s news stories begin with the Rugby World Cup Final which saw the New Zealand Black Ferns beat England’s Red Roses 34-31 in a nail-biting battle between rugby’s giants. Meanwhile the Rugby League World Cup Semi-Finals are taking place this week between Australia v Papua New Guinea and England v New Zealand. The Final will be held at Old Trafford in Manchester on November 19. In cycling Hannah Roberts wins her fourth world title in the 2022 BMX World Championships. In football, the USWNT rounded off the year with a win and loss against Germany in their two friendly games going 1-2 down and 2-1 up. In Spain, the European Champions England beat Japan 4-0 and face Norway on November 15 for their last friendly game of the year. England footballer Toni Duggan discusses challenges of being a pregnant footballer, which is becoming more common now in the professional game. We hear how British Athletics will be hosting a busy winter schedule of meets in Birmingham. And in tennis Switzerland broke their runner-up streak by winning the Billie Jean King Cup. And finally the Skiing World Cup season promises to get underway this week in Levi, Finland with a slalom race.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 14, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2029</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>rugby,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>43</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>British Gymnasts Celebrate Best World Championships</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/british-gymnasts-celebrate-best-world-championships--51816625</link><description><![CDATA[We begin this week’s news with a round up of the World Gymnastics Championships, which were held in Liverpool where national star Jessica Gadirova’s gold crowns Britain's best-ever World Championships. Kenyan Sharon Lokedi triumphed in the New York Marathon with a winning time of 2:23:23. Nancy has a round-up of the WSL matches this past weekend and has news of a new national team competition system. The Lionesses roster for friendlies against Japan on November 11 and Norway on November 15 has been named, and there are some late changes to the squad. And the USWNT has also announced its squad to face Germany in two friendlies; Nov 10 &amp; 13. We discuss the WTA Finals, which take place today in Fort Worth, TX between Aryna Sabalenka and Caroline Garcia after somewhat surprising semi-finals results. The Rugby World Cup reaches its climax next weekend when the favorites England face off against the hosts New Zealand. Nancy tells us about a new route for the Tour de France Femmes next year, and Chris has an update of the start to the Skiing World Cup season, which is suffering from lack of snow.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 7, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51816625</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:34:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51816625/wisp_news_desk_s4e42.mp3" length="58109954" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/91487015-67f6-4e0d-9fcc-bc0076b89eac/91487015-67f6-4e0d-9fcc-bc0076b89eac.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/91487015-67f6-4e0d-9fcc-bc0076b89eac/91487015-67f6-4e0d-9fcc-bc0076b89eac.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/91487015-67f6-4e0d-9fcc-bc0076b89eac/91487015-67f6-4e0d-9fcc-bc0076b89eac.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We begin this week’s news with a round up of the World Gymnastics Championships, which were held in Liverpool where national star Jessica Gadirova’s gold crowns Britain's best-ever World Championships. Kenyan Sharon Lokedi triumphed in the New York...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We begin this week’s news with a round up of the World Gymnastics Championships, which were held in Liverpool where national star Jessica Gadirova’s gold crowns Britain's best-ever World Championships. Kenyan Sharon Lokedi triumphed in the New York Marathon with a winning time of 2:23:23. Nancy has a round-up of the WSL matches this past weekend and has news of a new national team competition system. The Lionesses roster for friendlies against Japan on November 11 and Norway on November 15 has been named, and there are some late changes to the squad. And the USWNT has also announced its squad to face Germany in two friendlies; Nov 10 &amp; 13. We discuss the WTA Finals, which take place today in Fort Worth, TX between Aryna Sabalenka and Caroline Garcia after somewhat surprising semi-finals results. The Rugby World Cup reaches its climax next weekend when the favorites England face off against the hosts New Zealand. Nancy tells us about a new route for the Tour de France Femmes next year, and Chris has an update of the start to the Skiing World Cup season, which is suffering from lack of snow.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 7, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2425</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>gymnastics,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>42</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Portland Thorns Win Third NWSL Championship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/portland-thorns-win-third-nwsl-championship--51743437</link><description><![CDATA[We kick off this week’s news round-up with the NWSL Championship Final, which took place at the weekend in Washington, DC. The Portland Thorns beat Kansas City Current 2-0 thanks to Sophia Smith scoring in the 4th minute and it would be an own goal by the Current’s goalie Addisyn Merrick in the 56th minute that clinched the title again for the Thorns. To wrap up the season the NWSL Coach of the Year is San Diego’s Casey Stoney, Rookie of the Year is Naomi Girma, defender for San Diego, and <br />the MVP of the Year is Portland Thorns 22 year old forward Sophia Smith. Smith is also on the roster for the USWNT, which has just been announced for the two friendly matches against Germany this month, which sees the return of Alex Morgan, Malory Pugh and Adrianna Franch. Meanwhile in Europe, tickets have just gone on sale for the first-ever edition of the UEFA-CONMEBOL Women’s Finalissima, which will be played between the winners of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, England, and the 2022 CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina champions, Brazil on Thursday 6 April 2023 at Wembley Stadium. Nancy has a round-up of the WSL games this past weekend and that Manchester City will be changing their kit to include white shorts. In boxing Ireland’s Katie Taylor beat Argentinian Karen Elizabeth Carabajal to remain undisputed lightweight world champion. The WTA Finals get underway today in Fort Worth, Texas with the top eight players in the world. And we take a look at the top 15 highest paid female athletes across five sports.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 31, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51743437</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 21:05:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51743437/wisp_sports_news_desk_s4e41.mp3" length="51076858" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04117f60-95ca-4d49-aea1-bda609a9881e/04117f60-95ca-4d49-aea1-bda609a9881e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04117f60-95ca-4d49-aea1-bda609a9881e/04117f60-95ca-4d49-aea1-bda609a9881e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/04117f60-95ca-4d49-aea1-bda609a9881e/04117f60-95ca-4d49-aea1-bda609a9881e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We kick off this week’s news round-up with the NWSL Championship Final, which took place at the weekend in Washington, DC. The Portland Thorns beat Kansas City Current 2-0 thanks to Sophia Smith scoring in the 4th minute and it would be an own goal by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We kick off this week’s news round-up with the NWSL Championship Final, which took place at the weekend in Washington, DC. The Portland Thorns beat Kansas City Current 2-0 thanks to Sophia Smith scoring in the 4th minute and it would be an own goal by the Current’s goalie Addisyn Merrick in the 56th minute that clinched the title again for the Thorns. To wrap up the season the NWSL Coach of the Year is San Diego’s Casey Stoney, Rookie of the Year is Naomi Girma, defender for San Diego, and <br />the MVP of the Year is Portland Thorns 22 year old forward Sophia Smith. Smith is also on the roster for the USWNT, which has just been announced for the two friendly matches against Germany this month, which sees the return of Alex Morgan, Malory Pugh and Adrianna Franch. Meanwhile in Europe, tickets have just gone on sale for the first-ever edition of the UEFA-CONMEBOL Women’s Finalissima, which will be played between the winners of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, England, and the 2022 CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina champions, Brazil on Thursday 6 April 2023 at Wembley Stadium. Nancy has a round-up of the WSL games this past weekend and that Manchester City will be changing their kit to include white shorts. In boxing Ireland’s Katie Taylor beat Argentinian Karen Elizabeth Carabajal to remain undisputed lightweight world champion. The WTA Finals get underway today in Fort Worth, Texas with the top eight players in the world. And we take a look at the top 15 highest paid female athletes across five sports.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 31, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2131</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Claressa Shields Undisputed Middleweight Champion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/claressa-shields-undisputed-middleweight-champion--51686075</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. boxing champ Claressa Shields, 27, from Flint, Michigan defeated British fighter Savannah Marshall, 31, by an unanimous decision in front of a capacity crowd at the O2 stadium in London on October 15 to become the undisputed world middleweight title holder. And the viewing audience showed up to break more records for women’s sport. Breaking news today was that a Russian court upheld Brittney Griner’s sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for her to serve nine years in a penal colony, unless the U.S. government can negotiate a deal for her release. Tragic news for the Brittney and her family which has rocked the sport’s world. In tennis, number 10 ranked player Romania's Simona Halep tested positive for a drug violation and is preparing her appeal. Meanwhile world number 1 Poland’s Iga Swiatek wins her eighth title of the year at the San Diego Open, American teenager has reached a career high ranking of No 4 and compatriot Jessica Pegula wins her first WTA 1000 title beating some strong opposition and rise to No 3 in the world. In football, a crowd of 22,035 was on hand at Providence Park in Portland — the second largest attendance count in NWSL playoff history — and behind only last week’s record of 26,215 set by San Diego as Portland Thorns advanced to the final of the NWSL Championship beating San Diego 2. They will meet Kansas City Current, who took down the No 1 seed OL Reign 2-0, at the Audi Field in Washington, DC on October 29. With Casey Stoney (San Diego) and Rhian Wilkinson (Portland) leading their respective teams, Sunday’s semifinal marked the first time in NWSL history that two female head coaches went head-to-head in a playoff game. The Football World Cup draw has been announced and we share our thoughts on some of the eight pool teams.  We have an update from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand where the hosts our shower their fire power. While in England the Rugby League World Cup is advancing to its knockout round. Disappointing news for skiing fans as the unseasonal mild weather stalls the start of the season with the traditional opener at Solden in Austria cancelled followed by the new double-header of downhill races at Zermatt - Cervinia falling victim to a lack of snow. And finally, we report on the Russian Doping Agency RUSADA secrecy around the Kamila Valieva case which is coming under fire from skaters.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 25, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51686075</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:08:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51686075/wisp_sports_news_desk_s3e40.mp3" length="54983045" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/724975f3-4d42-418e-a854-6428fdd90aa5/724975f3-4d42-418e-a854-6428fdd90aa5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/724975f3-4d42-418e-a854-6428fdd90aa5/724975f3-4d42-418e-a854-6428fdd90aa5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/724975f3-4d42-418e-a854-6428fdd90aa5/724975f3-4d42-418e-a854-6428fdd90aa5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>U.S. boxing champ Claressa Shields, 27, from Flint, Michigan defeated British fighter Savannah Marshall, 31, by an unanimous decision in front of a capacity crowd at the O2 stadium in London on October 15 to become the undisputed world middleweight...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[U.S. boxing champ Claressa Shields, 27, from Flint, Michigan defeated British fighter Savannah Marshall, 31, by an unanimous decision in front of a capacity crowd at the O2 stadium in London on October 15 to become the undisputed world middleweight title holder. And the viewing audience showed up to break more records for women’s sport. Breaking news today was that a Russian court upheld Brittney Griner’s sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for her to serve nine years in a penal colony, unless the U.S. government can negotiate a deal for her release. Tragic news for the Brittney and her family which has rocked the sport’s world. In tennis, number 10 ranked player Romania's Simona Halep tested positive for a drug violation and is preparing her appeal. Meanwhile world number 1 Poland’s Iga Swiatek wins her eighth title of the year at the San Diego Open, American teenager has reached a career high ranking of No 4 and compatriot Jessica Pegula wins her first WTA 1000 title beating some strong opposition and rise to No 3 in the world. In football, a crowd of 22,035 was on hand at Providence Park in Portland — the second largest attendance count in NWSL playoff history — and behind only last week’s record of 26,215 set by San Diego as Portland Thorns advanced to the final of the NWSL Championship beating San Diego 2. They will meet Kansas City Current, who took down the No 1 seed OL Reign 2-0, at the Audi Field in Washington, DC on October 29. With Casey Stoney (San Diego) and Rhian Wilkinson (Portland) leading their respective teams, Sunday’s semifinal marked the first time in NWSL history that two female head coaches went head-to-head in a playoff game. The Football World Cup draw has been announced and we share our thoughts on some of the eight pool teams.  We have an update from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand where the hosts our shower their fire power. While in England the Rugby League World Cup is advancing to its knockout round. Disappointing news for skiing fans as the unseasonal mild weather stalls the start of the season with the traditional opener at Solden in Austria cancelled followed by the new double-header of downhill races at Zermatt - Cervinia falling victim to a lack of snow. And finally, we report on the Russian Doping Agency RUSADA secrecy around the Kamila Valieva case which is coming under fire from skaters.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 25, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2294</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>boxing,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>40</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ruth Chepngetich Dominates Chicago Marathon</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ruth-chepngetich-dominates-chicago-marathon--51557571</link><description><![CDATA[Our top story this week is how Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich achieved the second fastest time in women’s marathon history Chicago Marathon - 2 hrs 14 mins 18 seconds. And there is a round-up of the USWNT and England friendlies. The Rugby World Cup gets underway in New Zealand with group stages. The Red Roses score 14 tries in their first game beating Fiji 84-19. The tournament runs from October 8 - November 22. Very sad news about the W Series motor racing season which has ended abruptly due to lack of funding. In cycling, Ferrand-Prevot becomes Ineos first female rider. Skiing fans are anticipating the Skiing World Cup season which starts October 22 in Solden with Giant Slalom. And finally, WNBA star Brittney Griner will return to court on October 25 for an appeal hearing. Her wife Cherelle said that once the hearing is held and the order is finalized, Brittney could be moved to a labor camp. She added that president Biden is doing all he can but there’s another party in this situation. They are also dealing with the need for Russia to have mercy on Brittney.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 12, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51557571</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:29:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51557571/wisp_news_desk_s4e39.mp3" length="49673352" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3af2e169-1804-450d-895d-9bc3ae63467f/3af2e169-1804-450d-895d-9bc3ae63467f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3af2e169-1804-450d-895d-9bc3ae63467f/3af2e169-1804-450d-895d-9bc3ae63467f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3af2e169-1804-450d-895d-9bc3ae63467f/3af2e169-1804-450d-895d-9bc3ae63467f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Our top story this week is how Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich achieved the second fastest time in women’s marathon history Chicago Marathon - 2 hrs 14 mins 18 seconds. And there is a round-up of the USWNT and England friendlies. The Rugby World Cup gets...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our top story this week is how Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich achieved the second fastest time in women’s marathon history Chicago Marathon - 2 hrs 14 mins 18 seconds. And there is a round-up of the USWNT and England friendlies. The Rugby World Cup gets underway in New Zealand with group stages. The Red Roses score 14 tries in their first game beating Fiji 84-19. The tournament runs from October 8 - November 22. Very sad news about the W Series motor racing season which has ended abruptly due to lack of funding. In cycling, Ferrand-Prevot becomes Ineos first female rider. Skiing fans are anticipating the Skiing World Cup season which starts October 22 in Solden with Giant Slalom. And finally, WNBA star Brittney Griner will return to court on October 25 for an appeal hearing. Her wife Cherelle said that once the hearing is held and the order is finalized, Brittney could be moved to a labor camp. She added that president Biden is doing all he can but there’s another party in this situation. They are also dealing with the need for Russia to have mercy on Brittney.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 12, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2073</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>marathon,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>39</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>USA wins Fourth Straight Gold at Basketball World Cup</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/usa-wins-fourth-straight-gold-at-basketball-world-cup--51458288</link><description><![CDATA[The USA won its fourth straight gold at FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup with a new look team, as veterans retire, with victory against China in Sydney. In motor racing’s W Series: Dutch driver Beitske Visser wins in Singapore as Britain’s Jamie Chadwick crashes out. Meanwhile, W Series CEO Muir is confident that the championship can continue despite its financial troubles. In tennis world number one Iga Swiatek criticizes scheduling conflict and will not play Billie Jean King Cup Finals to be held in Scotland at the end of October in favor of WTA Finals in Texas. And our football round-up this week includes the Continental Cup, Champions League draw, the NWSL Playoffs taking place later this month and of course Chris &amp; Nancy preview the upcoming sold-out Wembley match-up between England and the USA. Who will win this much anticipated friendly between two of the best teams in the world: the World Cup Champions and European Champions?<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 3, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51458288</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:44:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51458288/wisp_news_desk_s4e38.mp3" length="57108980" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ec35452-184d-49d0-9d17-5d72223bb975/0ec35452-184d-49d0-9d17-5d72223bb975.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ec35452-184d-49d0-9d17-5d72223bb975/0ec35452-184d-49d0-9d17-5d72223bb975.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/0ec35452-184d-49d0-9d17-5d72223bb975/0ec35452-184d-49d0-9d17-5d72223bb975.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The USA won its fourth straight gold at FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup with a new look team, as veterans retire, with victory against China in Sydney. In motor racing’s W Series: Dutch driver Beitske Visser wins in Singapore as Britain’s Jamie...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The USA won its fourth straight gold at FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup with a new look team, as veterans retire, with victory against China in Sydney. In motor racing’s W Series: Dutch driver Beitske Visser wins in Singapore as Britain’s Jamie Chadwick crashes out. Meanwhile, W Series CEO Muir is confident that the championship can continue despite its financial troubles. In tennis world number one Iga Swiatek criticizes scheduling conflict and will not play Billie Jean King Cup Finals to be held in Scotland at the end of October in favor of WTA Finals in Texas. And our football round-up this week includes the Continental Cup, Champions League draw, the NWSL Playoffs taking place later this month and of course Chris &amp; Nancy preview the upcoming sold-out Wembley match-up between England and the USA. Who will win this much anticipated friendly between two of the best teams in the world: the World Cup Champions and European Champions?<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 3, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2383</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>basketball,football,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>38</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Annemiek van Vleuten Wins Second UCI World Road Championship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/annemiek-van-vleuten-wins-second-uci-world-road-championship--51390623</link><description><![CDATA[Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten won her second UCI World Road Championship in Wollongong, Australia two days after fracturing her elbow and then was subsequently fined for clothing infractions. In cricket, the 2023 Ashes schedule has been announced, which includes a five-day test match. And England Captain Heather Knight accuses India bowler Deepti Sharma of lying over warnings regarding Charlie Dean ‘Mankad’ dismissal. On the eve of the Rugby World Cup the English Rugby Football Union defends its decision to fly women's team to New Zealand in economy. In motor racing, Britain’s defending W-Series Champion, Jamie Chadwick, targets F1 in five years. In football, we have a round-up of the NWSL play-off stages and the second game of the WSL season which saw Arsenal overpower Tottenham 4-0 largely thanks for the power couple that is Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema. And there is controversy in Spain where the players have boycotted the national football team.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: September 26, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51390623</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 22:41:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51390623/wisp_sports_news_desk_s4e37.mp3" length="58998262" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3f2916f1-2e7b-4122-b89e-e2811172ae96/3f2916f1-2e7b-4122-b89e-e2811172ae96.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3f2916f1-2e7b-4122-b89e-e2811172ae96/3f2916f1-2e7b-4122-b89e-e2811172ae96.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/3f2916f1-2e7b-4122-b89e-e2811172ae96/3f2916f1-2e7b-4122-b89e-e2811172ae96.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten won her second UCI World Road Championship in Wollongong, Australia two days after fracturing her elbow and then was subsequently fined for clothing infractions. In cricket, the 2023 Ashes schedule has been...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten won her second UCI World Road Championship in Wollongong, Australia two days after fracturing her elbow and then was subsequently fined for clothing infractions. In cricket, the 2023 Ashes schedule has been announced, which includes a five-day test match. And England Captain Heather Knight accuses India bowler Deepti Sharma of lying over warnings regarding Charlie Dean ‘Mankad’ dismissal. On the eve of the Rugby World Cup the English Rugby Football Union defends its decision to fly women's team to New Zealand in economy. In motor racing, Britain’s defending W-Series Champion, Jamie Chadwick, targets F1 in five years. In football, we have a round-up of the NWSL play-off stages and the second game of the WSL season which saw Arsenal overpower Tottenham 4-0 largely thanks for the power couple that is Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema. And there is controversy in Spain where the players have boycotted the national football team.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: September 26, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2462</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>37</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>British Eventer Jasmin Ingham Crowned World Champion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/british-eventer-jasmin-ingham-crowned-world-champion--51314999</link><description><![CDATA[British Eventing’s rising star 25 year old Yasmin Ingham and her talented 11 year old French gelding Banzei du Loir swept aside a field of the sport’s superstars and veterans to become the newly crowned world champion this weekend at Pratoni del Vivaro in Italy. Silver went to the reigning Olympic Champions from Germany Julia Krajewski riding the 12 year old French mare Amande de B’Néville. Julia also added team gold to her medal collection with USA at last getting back onto the podium earning the silver medal. The last time the US won a medal of any color was 2002 at the World Equestrian Games in Spain. Notably all three teams on the podium in Italy comprised two women and two men showing how equal equestrian sport is.<br /><br />Elsewhere the NSL season got underway in England and Nancy has a round up including a notable upset already. In the US the NWSL broke record crowds in San Diego topping 32,000, and 17 year old Jaedyn Shaw scored her third consecutive game for the WAVE. The WNBA season wrapped up with victory for Becky Hammon’s Las Vegas Aces. In tennis Czech player 17 year old Linda Fruhvitova becomes youngest tennis player in top 100. And with the Rugby World Cup a few weeks away England announces its squad that will head Down Under.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: September 19, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51314999</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:24:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51314999/wisp_news_desk_s4e36.mp3" length="55613466" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/20f864e8-3ee7-485b-9b0e-bb2c031d2aad/20f864e8-3ee7-485b-9b0e-bb2c031d2aad.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/20f864e8-3ee7-485b-9b0e-bb2c031d2aad/20f864e8-3ee7-485b-9b0e-bb2c031d2aad.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/20f864e8-3ee7-485b-9b0e-bb2c031d2aad/20f864e8-3ee7-485b-9b0e-bb2c031d2aad.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>British Eventing’s rising star 25 year old Yasmin Ingham and her talented 11 year old French gelding Banzei du Loir swept aside a field of the sport’s superstars and veterans to become the newly crowned world champion this weekend at Pratoni del...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[British Eventing’s rising star 25 year old Yasmin Ingham and her talented 11 year old French gelding Banzei du Loir swept aside a field of the sport’s superstars and veterans to become the newly crowned world champion this weekend at Pratoni del Vivaro in Italy. Silver went to the reigning Olympic Champions from Germany Julia Krajewski riding the 12 year old French mare Amande de B’Néville. Julia also added team gold to her medal collection with USA at last getting back onto the podium earning the silver medal. The last time the US won a medal of any color was 2002 at the World Equestrian Games in Spain. Notably all three teams on the podium in Italy comprised two women and two men showing how equal equestrian sport is.<br /><br />Elsewhere the NSL season got underway in England and Nancy has a round up including a notable upset already. In the US the NWSL broke record crowds in San Diego topping 32,000, and 17 year old Jaedyn Shaw scored her third consecutive game for the WAVE. The WNBA season wrapped up with victory for Becky Hammon’s Las Vegas Aces. In tennis Czech player 17 year old Linda Fruhvitova becomes youngest tennis player in top 100. And with the Rugby World Cup a few weeks away England announces its squad that will head Down Under.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: September 19, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2321</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>36</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Eager Iga Makes it Three Grand Slams</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/eager-iga-makes-it-three-grand-slams--51234790</link><description><![CDATA[Poland’s Iga Swiatek knows how to play a Grand Slam…. save your best till last. And that’s exactly what she did in the US Open when she beat the World No 5 Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6. The pair are now 1 and 2 in the world rankings, which sums up their year. Britain’s Piggy March who won Badminton Horse Trials in 2019 added the Burghley title to her resume again with Vanir Kamira. This week the Eventing World Championships takes place in Pratoni del Vivaro near Rome where Britain will start as one of the favorites. In football, in the second of two friendly matches, the USWNT beat Nigeria 2-1 thanks to Rose Lavell’s goal in the 66’ following an own goal in the 24’ minute. Uchenna Kanu scored for Nigeria in the 50th minute with a superb goal having worked round the US defense. Meanwhile England trounced Luxembourg 10-0 in the second of their World Cup qualifying matches. Nancy also has news of Spanish referees striking. In motor racing, Japan’s Miki Koyama @mkhouse001 wins the Formula Regional Japan title. With three races to go, she becomes the first-ever woman to win a mixed FIA single-seater championship. In the W Series three drivers have been named in a F3 test drive in France. The Rugby 7s World Cup Championship in South Africa saw the dominant Australian team take the crown again in a thrilling gold medal game against their arch rivals New Zealand and France denied the USA the bronze medal. And with the death of Queen Elizabeth II sporting events which will now take place on October 15.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: September 12, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51234790</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:31:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51234790/wisp_news_desk_s4e35.mp3" length="53779286" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/16fc058e-f30c-430d-bcb8-acee6a7f6012/16fc058e-f30c-430d-bcb8-acee6a7f6012.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/16fc058e-f30c-430d-bcb8-acee6a7f6012/16fc058e-f30c-430d-bcb8-acee6a7f6012.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/16fc058e-f30c-430d-bcb8-acee6a7f6012/16fc058e-f30c-430d-bcb8-acee6a7f6012.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Poland’s Iga Swiatek knows how to play a Grand Slam…. save your best till last. And that’s exactly what she did in the US Open when she beat the World No 5 Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6. The pair are now 1 and 2 in the world rankings, which sums up...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Poland’s Iga Swiatek knows how to play a Grand Slam…. save your best till last. And that’s exactly what she did in the US Open when she beat the World No 5 Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6. The pair are now 1 and 2 in the world rankings, which sums up their year. Britain’s Piggy March who won Badminton Horse Trials in 2019 added the Burghley title to her resume again with Vanir Kamira. This week the Eventing World Championships takes place in Pratoni del Vivaro near Rome where Britain will start as one of the favorites. In football, in the second of two friendly matches, the USWNT beat Nigeria 2-1 thanks to Rose Lavell’s goal in the 66’ following an own goal in the 24’ minute. Uchenna Kanu scored for Nigeria in the 50th minute with a superb goal having worked round the US defense. Meanwhile England trounced Luxembourg 10-0 in the second of their World Cup qualifying matches. Nancy also has news of Spanish referees striking. In motor racing, Japan’s Miki Koyama @mkhouse001 wins the Formula Regional Japan title. With three races to go, she becomes the first-ever woman to win a mixed FIA single-seater championship. In the W Series three drivers have been named in a F3 test drive in France. The Rugby 7s World Cup Championship in South Africa saw the dominant Australian team take the crown again in a thrilling gold medal game against their arch rivals New Zealand and France denied the USA the bronze medal. And with the death of Queen Elizabeth II sporting events which will now take place on October 15.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: September 12, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2244</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cricket Smashes Boundaries</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cricket-smashes-boundaries--51153199</link><description><![CDATA[This week’s fare includes football, tennis, rugby, cricket and boxing and we begin with a review of England’s World Cup qualifier against Austria where Alessia Russo, 7’ Nikita Parris 69’ stamped their ticket Down Under next year with a 2-0 scoreline. England’s second qualifier against Luxembourg at Stoke City on September 6 now becomes a formality. In Kansas City also last Saturday, the USWNT scored a convincing victory in the first of two friendly games against Nigeria with a 4-0 win; Sophia Smith 14’ Lindsey Horan, 25’ Sophia Smith 66’ Alex Morgan 52’ penalty. The second game will take place at the Audi Field in Washington, DC also on Sept 6.<br />In cricket The Oval Invincibles won The Hundred Trophy and set another record attendance of 20,840 at the Lords Cricket Ground. The total competition attendance was in excess of 270,000. We review the first week of the US Open Tennis and make our predictions for this year’s champion. Also this weekend, American Clarrisa Shields will face Britain’s Savannah Marshall for the Middleweight Boxing title as part of an all-female under-card at the O2 Arena in London. In rugby, while the World Cup prepares to kick-off on October 8 in New Zealand, the Rugby Football Union faces legal action in the UK against its ban on transgender players.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: September 5, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51153199</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:41:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51153199/wisp_news_desk_s4e34.mp3" length="47945592" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week’s fare includes football, tennis, rugby, cricket and boxing and we begin with a review of England’s World Cup qualifier against Austria where Alessia Russo, 7’ Nikita Parris 69’ stamped their ticket Down Under next year with a 2-0 scoreline....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s fare includes football, tennis, rugby, cricket and boxing and we begin with a review of England’s World Cup qualifier against Austria where Alessia Russo, 7’ Nikita Parris 69’ stamped their ticket Down Under next year with a 2-0 scoreline. England’s second qualifier against Luxembourg at Stoke City on September 6 now becomes a formality. In Kansas City also last Saturday, the USWNT scored a convincing victory in the first of two friendly games against Nigeria with a 4-0 win; Sophia Smith 14’ Lindsey Horan, 25’ Sophia Smith 66’ Alex Morgan 52’ penalty. The second game will take place at the Audi Field in Washington, DC also on Sept 6.<br />In cricket The Oval Invincibles won The Hundred Trophy and set another record attendance of 20,840 at the Lords Cricket Ground. The total competition attendance was in excess of 270,000. We review the first week of the US Open Tennis and make our predictions for this year’s champion. Also this weekend, American Clarrisa Shields will face Britain’s Savannah Marshall for the Middleweight Boxing title as part of an all-female under-card at the O2 Arena in London. In rugby, while the World Cup prepares to kick-off on October 8 in New Zealand, the Rugby Football Union faces legal action in the UK against its ban on transgender players.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: September 5, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2001</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spotlight on US Open</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spotlight-on-us-open--51070593</link><description><![CDATA[The sports spotlight is now focused on the US Open as the First Round gets underway today and we take a look at the prospects and who has caught our attention. And we have the highest paid tennis players which features four women in the top ten but the highest earning woman may surprise you. In football, Barcelona’s Alex Putellas wins UEFA Player of the Year trophy which must be some consolation after a torn ACL prevented her from playing in the Euros. As the Lionesses name their squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, Ellen White reveals that a punctured lung injury prompted her retirement. The USWNT prepares this week for two friendly games and have named Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo to replace Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman who has a family commitment. In motor sport, F1 male driver Sebastian Vettel says he can't see why a woman can't start on F1 grid in contrast to Formula 1 chief Stefano Domenicali who said it was "very unlikely" that it will happen before 2027. And why women fear for their families in Afghanistan who will be killed for supporting women's sport.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 29, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51070593</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:45:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51070593/wisp_news_desk_s4e33.mp3" length="57937178" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The sports spotlight is now focused on the US Open as the First Round gets underway today and we take a look at the prospects and who has caught our attention. And we have the highest paid tennis players which features four women in the top ten but...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The sports spotlight is now focused on the US Open as the First Round gets underway today and we take a look at the prospects and who has caught our attention. And we have the highest paid tennis players which features four women in the top ten but the highest earning woman may surprise you. In football, Barcelona’s Alex Putellas wins UEFA Player of the Year trophy which must be some consolation after a torn ACL prevented her from playing in the Euros. As the Lionesses name their squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, Ellen White reveals that a punctured lung injury prompted her retirement. The USWNT prepares this week for two friendly games and have named Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo to replace Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman who has a family commitment. In motor sport, F1 male driver Sebastian Vettel says he can't see why a woman can't start on F1 grid in contrast to Formula 1 chief Stefano Domenicali who said it was "very unlikely" that it will happen before 2027. And why women fear for their families in Afghanistan who will be killed for supporting women's sport.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 29, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2418</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Price of Football</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-price-of-football--51030776</link><description><![CDATA[Nancy is back from vacation and straight into the news this week as the USWNT and the new European Champions, England. name their roster for September matches; the US has friendlies while the Lionesses have World Cup qualifiers. And we compare ticket prices to the games: at the Audi Field, Washington, DC - USWNT friendly v Nigeria $150 / 126.88 pound sterling. By contrast the Lionesses play at Stoke City and their WC Qualifier v Luxembourg ticket costs 15 pound sterling / $17.73. Naturally we have something to say about that. Meanwhile Barcelona announced they will play championship league games at Camp Nou. On Monday, August 29 the U.S. Open Tennis gets underway at Flushing Meadow, New York through to September 11 and we take a look at the main contenders. And a topic that will likely be discussed more at the Grand Slam is the difference between men’s and women’s balls. Yes, it’s a thing! And over in motor racing the Formula 1 chief says female drivers is unlikely in five years. Did you know that F2 and 3 do not have power steering but Formula 1 does? And while Nancy was away from her desk the European Athletic Championships were held in Munich. Yes, that’s three major meets this summer in quick succession; World Champs, Commonwealth Games and European Champs. Maybe time for athletes to take a vacation.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 25, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51030776</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:29:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/51030776/wisp_news_desk_s4e32.mp3" length="45853501" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nancy is back from vacation and straight into the news this week as the USWNT and the new European Champions, England. name their roster for September matches; the US has friendlies while the Lionesses have World Cup qualifiers. And we compare ticket...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nancy is back from vacation and straight into the news this week as the USWNT and the new European Champions, England. name their roster for September matches; the US has friendlies while the Lionesses have World Cup qualifiers. And we compare ticket prices to the games: at the Audi Field, Washington, DC - USWNT friendly v Nigeria $150 / 126.88 pound sterling. By contrast the Lionesses play at Stoke City and their WC Qualifier v Luxembourg ticket costs 15 pound sterling / $17.73. Naturally we have something to say about that. Meanwhile Barcelona announced they will play championship league games at Camp Nou. On Monday, August 29 the U.S. Open Tennis gets underway at Flushing Meadow, New York through to September 11 and we take a look at the main contenders. And a topic that will likely be discussed more at the Grand Slam is the difference between men’s and women’s balls. Yes, it’s a thing! And over in motor racing the Formula 1 chief says female drivers is unlikely in five years. Did you know that F2 and 3 do not have power steering but Formula 1 does? And while Nancy was away from her desk the European Athletic Championships were held in Munich. Yes, that’s three major meets this summer in quick succession; World Champs, Commonwealth Games and European Champs. Maybe time for athletes to take a vacation.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 25, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1913</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Charlotte Fry Crowned World Dressage Champion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/charlotte-fry-crowned-world-dressage-champion--50922230</link><description><![CDATA[The World Championships in dressage, jumping, vaulting and para-dressage took place in Herning Denmark August 6-14, 2022. There were 950 riders and vaulters, and 1200 horses from 50 nations. Women took over the podium in the individual dressage when Britain’s Charlotte Fry was crowned World Champion with Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour in silver and Dinja van Liere from The Netherlands in bronze. Denmark (3 women) won the team gold with Great Britain (2 women) silver and Germany (2 women) bronze. Sweden dominated the jumping with team and individual gold. Malin Baryard-Johnnson was the only woman on the Swedish team and Dutch silver medal rider Sanne Thijssen the only other woman winning a team medal. Very unusually, there were no women finishing in the top ten individually in jumping. The other FEI disciplines of eventing and carriage driving hold their world championships September 14-18 in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy. In football, Megan Rapinoe scores two of the four goals in OL Reign’s win over Gotham FC. Nancy has news of the Ballon d'Or Feminin nominees as well as The Women’s Cup and Women’s International Cup which are taking place in the US this week. With two weeks to go to the start of the US Open Tennis —Aug 29 - Sept 11— Serena Williams announces her retirement. We have an update on Brittney Griner who is to appeal her nine-year jail sentence in Russia. England celebrated more success in The Hundred cricket tournament which made its debut last year to rave reviews. And finally this week we mark the 100 year anniversary of Women's World Games.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 15, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50922230</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:06:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50922230/wisp_news_desk_s4e31.mp3" length="49797926" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The World Championships in dressage, jumping, vaulting and para-dressage took place in Herning Denmark August 6-14, 2022. There were 950 riders and vaulters, and 1200 horses from 50 nations. Women took over the podium in the individual dressage when...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The World Championships in dressage, jumping, vaulting and para-dressage took place in Herning Denmark August 6-14, 2022. There were 950 riders and vaulters, and 1200 horses from 50 nations. Women took over the podium in the individual dressage when Britain’s Charlotte Fry was crowned World Champion with Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour in silver and Dinja van Liere from The Netherlands in bronze. Denmark (3 women) won the team gold with Great Britain (2 women) silver and Germany (2 women) bronze. Sweden dominated the jumping with team and individual gold. Malin Baryard-Johnnson was the only woman on the Swedish team and Dutch silver medal rider Sanne Thijssen the only other woman winning a team medal. Very unusually, there were no women finishing in the top ten individually in jumping. The other FEI disciplines of eventing and carriage driving hold their world championships September 14-18 in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy. In football, Megan Rapinoe scores two of the four goals in OL Reign’s win over Gotham FC. Nancy has news of the Ballon d'Or Feminin nominees as well as The Women’s Cup and Women’s International Cup which are taking place in the US this week. With two weeks to go to the start of the US Open Tennis —Aug 29 - Sept 11— Serena Williams announces her retirement. We have an update on Brittney Griner who is to appeal her nine-year jail sentence in Russia. England celebrated more success in The Hundred cricket tournament which made its debut last year to rave reviews. And finally this week we mark the 100 year anniversary of Women's World Games.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 15, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2078</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>equestrian,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>31</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>2022 Commonwealth Games Highlights</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/2022-commonwealth-games-highlights--50854398</link><description><![CDATA[As England’s football fans recovered from their win in the Euros at Wembley last week, the Commonwealth Games took center stage in Birmingham with a thrilling week of competition. Of the 26 sports involved it was field hockey and cricket that captured the crowds. attention on the final weekend. England’s 2-1 win over favorites Australia saw a home win 2-1. And on the Edgbaston field Australia’s cricketers made up for the Hockeyroos defeat when they took the gold by beating India in the T20 final. In Badminton, one of India’s greatest sportswomen beat Canadian Michelle Li to add her first Commonwealth gold medal to her world championship title in 2019 and two Olympic medals. Elsewhere, Ultra-runner Kate Jayden set a marathon record with a broken knee. In rugby DMP Sharks may have to withdraw from Premier 15s due to under-funding. And the World Championships in dressage, para-dressage, vaulting and show jumping are underway in Herning, Denmark with the home team beating out favorites Great Britain and Germany to take the team dressage gold medal.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 8, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50854398</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:40:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50854398/wisp_newsdesk_s4e30.mp3" length="43661872" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As England’s football fans recovered from their win in the Euros at Wembley last week, the Commonwealth Games took center stage in Birmingham with a thrilling week of competition. Of the 26 sports involved it was field hockey and cricket that captured...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As England’s football fans recovered from their win in the Euros at Wembley last week, the Commonwealth Games took center stage in Birmingham with a thrilling week of competition. Of the 26 sports involved it was field hockey and cricket that captured the crowds. attention on the final weekend. England’s 2-1 win over favorites Australia saw a home win 2-1. And on the Edgbaston field Australia’s cricketers made up for the Hockeyroos defeat when they took the gold by beating India in the T20 final. In Badminton, one of India’s greatest sportswomen beat Canadian Michelle Li to add her first Commonwealth gold medal to her world championship title in 2019 and two Olympic medals. Elsewhere, Ultra-runner Kate Jayden set a marathon record with a broken knee. In rugby DMP Sharks may have to withdraw from Premier 15s due to under-funding. And the World Championships in dressage, para-dressage, vaulting and show jumping are underway in Herning, Denmark with the home team beating out favorites Great Britain and Germany to take the team dressage gold medal.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 8, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1822</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>commonwealth,games,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>England's Lionesses Roar</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/england-s-lionesses-roar--50779779</link><description><![CDATA[Women’s sport is celebrating not just in the UK but around the world as football fans watched England defeat Germany 2-1 after extra-time at Wembley Stadium to capture the European Championship this past weekend. The scenes at the North London venue were unprecedented in women’s football with a crowd of 87,192 creating an atmosphere like no other. The chants of ‘football’s coming home’ echoed far and wide as Sarina Weigman’s team did what so few teams have historically been able to in this tournament—they beat eight-time champions Germany. That the game went to extra-time only underscored the Lionesses resilient form that they showed all tournament and served to reinforce the remarkable leadership that is Sarina Weigman. She has empowered her team like no other manager in England’s history and led the team to a European victory, just as she did with her native Dutch team in 2017. The tournament attendance topped 574,875 (In The Netherlands in 2017 it was 240,055) and the UK TV audience reached 17.4 million ( the 2019 Women’s World Cup was 11.7 million). Chris and Nancy share their thoughts on the final and what it will take to keep the momentum going for girls and women in football and beyond. In other news, The Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten won the inaugural Tour de France Femme. Her compatriot; the legend that is Marianne Vos won three of the stages, plus a second and third finish. Meanwhile in Hungary in motorsports W Series, Alice Powell fended off reigning champion Jamie Chadwick to give Britain a total of five finishers in the top ten. In Birmingham, England last week the Commonwealth Games began and Nancy has news of a cycling controversy. In MMA Brazilian Amanda Nunes regained her Bantamweight title defeating American Julianna Pena in a bloody fight. And as we indicated last week, the UK Rugby Football Union Council voted in favor of updating its gender policy starting with 22/23 season, which excludes transgender men from competing on women’s teams.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 1, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50779779</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 20:52:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50779779/wisp_news_desk_s4e29.mp3" length="50632384" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Women’s sport is celebrating not just in the UK but around the world as football fans watched England defeat Germany 2-1 after extra-time at Wembley Stadium to capture the European Championship this past weekend. The scenes at the North London venue...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Women’s sport is celebrating not just in the UK but around the world as football fans watched England defeat Germany 2-1 after extra-time at Wembley Stadium to capture the European Championship this past weekend. The scenes at the North London venue were unprecedented in women’s football with a crowd of 87,192 creating an atmosphere like no other. The chants of ‘football’s coming home’ echoed far and wide as Sarina Weigman’s team did what so few teams have historically been able to in this tournament—they beat eight-time champions Germany. That the game went to extra-time only underscored the Lionesses resilient form that they showed all tournament and served to reinforce the remarkable leadership that is Sarina Weigman. She has empowered her team like no other manager in England’s history and led the team to a European victory, just as she did with her native Dutch team in 2017. The tournament attendance topped 574,875 (In The Netherlands in 2017 it was 240,055) and the UK TV audience reached 17.4 million ( the 2019 Women’s World Cup was 11.7 million). Chris and Nancy share their thoughts on the final and what it will take to keep the momentum going for girls and women in football and beyond. In other news, The Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten won the inaugural Tour de France Femme. Her compatriot; the legend that is Marianne Vos won three of the stages, plus a second and third finish. Meanwhile in Hungary in motorsports W Series, Alice Powell fended off reigning champion Jamie Chadwick to give Britain a total of five finishers in the top ten. In Birmingham, England last week the Commonwealth Games began and Nancy has news of a cycling controversy. In MMA Brazilian Amanda Nunes regained her Bantamweight title defeating American Julianna Pena in a bloody fight. And as we indicated last week, the UK Rugby Football Union Council voted in favor of updating its gender policy starting with 22/23 season, which excludes transgender men from competing on women’s teams.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: August 1, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2113</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Records Broken at World Athletics Championships</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/records-broken-at-world-athletics-championships--50708303</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode Chris and Nancy share their thoughts on last week’s quarter final games at the UEFA 2022 Euros and preview the upcoming semi final matches. Will England be jinxed at another semi-final or will the vast England supporters carry them over the finish line on home soil‽ Nancy has just arrived back home from the inaugural Tour de France Femme in Paris which began on Sunday. At the time of recording, Dutch legend Marianne Vos has just claimed the yellow jersey after Stage 2. In golf this weekend, Canadian 24 year old Brooke Henderson won her second major title at the Amundi Evian Championship, also in France. The World Athletics Championships wrapped up on Sunday after 10 days of thrilling competition in Eugene, Oregon. There were several impressive records broken before huge crowds in great weather and a terrific sporting atmosphere. We share a few of those highlights. And finally, the English Rugby Football Union will vote this week on gender participation policy for rugby union. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: July 25, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50708303</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:16:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50708303/wisp_news_desk_s4e28.mp3" length="60470600" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode Chris and Nancy share their thoughts on last week’s quarter final games at the UEFA 2022 Euros and preview the upcoming semi final matches. Will England be jinxed at another semi-final or will the vast England supporters carry...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode Chris and Nancy share their thoughts on last week’s quarter final games at the UEFA 2022 Euros and preview the upcoming semi final matches. Will England be jinxed at another semi-final or will the vast England supporters carry them over the finish line on home soil‽ Nancy has just arrived back home from the inaugural Tour de France Femme in Paris which began on Sunday. At the time of recording, Dutch legend Marianne Vos has just claimed the yellow jersey after Stage 2. In golf this weekend, Canadian 24 year old Brooke Henderson won her second major title at the Amundi Evian Championship, also in France. The World Athletics Championships wrapped up on Sunday after 10 days of thrilling competition in Eugene, Oregon. There were several impressive records broken before huge crowds in great weather and a terrific sporting atmosphere. We share a few of those highlights. And finally, the English Rugby Football Union will vote this week on gender participation policy for rugby union. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: July 25, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2523</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athletics,golf,soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Alex Morgan Clinches CONCACAF Trophy for US</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/alex-morgan-clinches-concacaf-trophy-for-us--50649488</link><description><![CDATA[We kick off this week with football since the CONCACAF Championship concluded on July 18 and the Euros are down to the quarter final stages. First, the USWNT beat Canada 1-0 to claim the CONCACAF Trophy and Qualify for the Paris Olympic Games.<br />The U.S. Women’s National Team downed Canada 1-0 to win the Concacaf W Championship and earn a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. A penalty kick goal from forward Alex Morgan that beat her San Diego teammate and Canada goalie Kailen Sheridan in the 78th minute sealed the game for the United States in front of 17,247 fans. For her performance throughout the tournament which included three goals, Morgan was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player in the competition.<br />NWSL to consider abortion rights when choosing expansion cities …rightly so. A truly knotty pain point for clubs. Laws hurting individuals with capacity to have children and laws hurting the LGBTQ community will play a role in player/staff recruitment.<br />Nancy has an update on the UEFA 2022 Euro which head into the quarter finals starting on July 20. plus World Athletics Championships, Women’s Tour de France, and netball’s Olympic hopes.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: July 19, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50649488</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 19:01:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50649488/wisp_newsdesk_s4e27.mp3" length="49429212" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We kick off this week with football since the CONCACAF Championship concluded on July 18 and the Euros are down to the quarter final stages. First, the USWNT beat Canada 1-0 to claim the CONCACAF Trophy and Qualify for the Paris Olympic Games.
The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We kick off this week with football since the CONCACAF Championship concluded on July 18 and the Euros are down to the quarter final stages. First, the USWNT beat Canada 1-0 to claim the CONCACAF Trophy and Qualify for the Paris Olympic Games.<br />The U.S. Women’s National Team downed Canada 1-0 to win the Concacaf W Championship and earn a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. A penalty kick goal from forward Alex Morgan that beat her San Diego teammate and Canada goalie Kailen Sheridan in the 78th minute sealed the game for the United States in front of 17,247 fans. For her performance throughout the tournament which included three goals, Morgan was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player in the competition.<br />NWSL to consider abortion rights when choosing expansion cities …rightly so. A truly knotty pain point for clubs. Laws hurting individuals with capacity to have children and laws hurting the LGBTQ community will play a role in player/staff recruitment.<br />Nancy has an update on the UEFA 2022 Euro which head into the quarter finals starting on July 20. plus World Athletics Championships, Women’s Tour de France, and netball’s Olympic hopes.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: July 19, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2063</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>27</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Elena Rybakina, An Understated Wimbledon Champion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/elena-rybakina-an-understated-wimbledon-champion--50562401</link><description><![CDATA[Elena Rybakina, aged 23, and currently ranked 23, delivered when it mattered most at the final of a Grand Slam and quietly defeated the World No 5 and tour favorite Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in three sets—3-6 6-2 6-2. Prior to making the Wimbledon final, the 6’ 0” Russian born athlete was a quarter finalist at Roland Garros in 2021. This year’s path to the final saw her drop just one set but when she beat Simone Halep in the semi’s she made it known that she was a worthy finalist. U.S. Defeats Canada to become the first host country to win he World Lacrosse Championship with a 11-8 victory in the gold medal match at Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD on July 9th. Since its first foreign tour in 1935, the U.S. women’s national team has been chasing the dual purpose of winning on the field and helping to grow this great game. The chase has culminated in the U.S. winning eight of the 10 championships. Chris reports on the USWNT making it through to the semi-final of the CONCACAF Championship against Costa Rica on July 14th following their 1-0 of the host nation Mexico thanks to a goal by Kristie Mewis in the 89th minute. Across the pond the UK are hosting the 2022 UEFA Euros and Nancy has a round up of the first week’s group games. And finally an update on the Brittany Griner case as US President Joe Biden writes to her to say that release efforts are being made.<br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: July 13, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50562401</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:41:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50562401/wisp_news_desk_s4e26.mp3" length="54578688" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Elena Rybakina, aged 23, and currently ranked 23, delivered when it mattered most at the final of a Grand Slam and quietly defeated the World No 5 and tour favorite Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in three sets—3-6 6-2 6-2. Prior to making the Wimbledon final,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Elena Rybakina, aged 23, and currently ranked 23, delivered when it mattered most at the final of a Grand Slam and quietly defeated the World No 5 and tour favorite Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in three sets—3-6 6-2 6-2. Prior to making the Wimbledon final, the 6’ 0” Russian born athlete was a quarter finalist at Roland Garros in 2021. This year’s path to the final saw her drop just one set but when she beat Simone Halep in the semi’s she made it known that she was a worthy finalist. U.S. Defeats Canada to become the first host country to win he World Lacrosse Championship with a 11-8 victory in the gold medal match at Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD on July 9th. Since its first foreign tour in 1935, the U.S. women’s national team has been chasing the dual purpose of winning on the field and helping to grow this great game. The chase has culminated in the U.S. winning eight of the 10 championships. Chris reports on the USWNT making it through to the semi-final of the CONCACAF Championship against Costa Rica on July 14th following their 1-0 of the host nation Mexico thanks to a goal by Kristie Mewis in the 89th minute. Across the pond the UK are hosting the 2022 UEFA Euros and Nancy has a round up of the first week’s group games. And finally an update on the Brittany Griner case as US President Joe Biden writes to her to say that release efforts are being made.<br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: July 13, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2277</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>W Series Champion Jamie Chadwick Celebrates Home Win</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/w-series-champion-jamie-chadwick-celebrates-home-win--50481521</link><description><![CDATA[We begin this week with motor racing news since Jamie Chadwick continued her winning form in the W Series when she took the checkered flag at Silverstone to increase her lead in the table to 50 points. Nancy has a round up from the Wimbledon Tennis. Championships including news of protesters drawing attention to the Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai who has not played internationally since she revealed she had been sexually assaulted. Chris reviews the CONCACAF Championship which kicked off with the USWNT convincing 3-0 win against Haiti to celebrate July 4th in Monterrey, Mexico. Alex Morgan continued her tremendous form with two superb goals in the 16th minute delivered by Mal Pugh and 23rd minutes, by Kelly O’Hara. Then in the closing stages Midge Purce sealed the win in the 84th minute, thanks to a Kristie Mewis’ handy delivery into the box. Alex has really found her rhythm this season in the NWSL and then like a true veteran brought it to the national squad in time for the World Cup and Olympic Games qualifiers. She always looks so polished but there a new shine on her brilliance as one of the best forwards in the game. Nancy previews the Euro 2022 preview including the devastating news that Spain’s leading player Alexia Putellas tearing her ACL the day before the start of the championships. There is also news of Barbra Banda being excluded from Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, a maajor billing in boxing when Claressa Shields meets Savannah Marshall. Elsewhere, WNBA star Brittney Griner has sent a letter to the White House, appealing directly to President Biden to secure her release from Russia. And finally, congratulations to sailors Sally Barkow and Francesca Clapcich who have announced that Sally gave birth to daughter Harriet Emilia Clapcich Barkow. <br /><br />USWNT<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: July 5, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50481521</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 12:29:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50481521/wisp_news_desk_s4e25.mp3" length="44029336" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We begin this week with motor racing news since Jamie Chadwick continued her winning form in the W Series when she took the checkered flag at Silverstone to increase her lead in the table to 50 points. Nancy has a round up from the Wimbledon Tennis....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We begin this week with motor racing news since Jamie Chadwick continued her winning form in the W Series when she took the checkered flag at Silverstone to increase her lead in the table to 50 points. Nancy has a round up from the Wimbledon Tennis. Championships including news of protesters drawing attention to the Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai who has not played internationally since she revealed she had been sexually assaulted. Chris reviews the CONCACAF Championship which kicked off with the USWNT convincing 3-0 win against Haiti to celebrate July 4th in Monterrey, Mexico. Alex Morgan continued her tremendous form with two superb goals in the 16th minute delivered by Mal Pugh and 23rd minutes, by Kelly O’Hara. Then in the closing stages Midge Purce sealed the win in the 84th minute, thanks to a Kristie Mewis’ handy delivery into the box. Alex has really found her rhythm this season in the NWSL and then like a true veteran brought it to the national squad in time for the World Cup and Olympic Games qualifiers. She always looks so polished but there a new shine on her brilliance as one of the best forwards in the game. Nancy previews the Euro 2022 preview including the devastating news that Spain’s leading player Alexia Putellas tearing her ACL the day before the start of the championships. There is also news of Barbra Banda being excluded from Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, a maajor billing in boxing when Claressa Shields meets Savannah Marshall. Elsewhere, WNBA star Brittney Griner has sent a letter to the White House, appealing directly to President Biden to secure her release from Russia. And finally, congratulations to sailors Sally Barkow and Francesca Clapcich who have announced that Sally gave birth to daughter Harriet Emilia Clapcich Barkow. <br /><br />USWNT<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: July 5, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1837</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>motorracing,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>USWNT Prepares Next Gen</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/uswnt-prepares-next-gen--50408717</link><description><![CDATA[In Commerce City, CO last week, Portland Thorns FC forward Sophie Smith made it two goals in a row, six minutes apart, assisted by Rose Lavelle, in the first of the two friendly games against Colombia. These were followed by San Diego Wave FC midfielder Taylor Kornieck scoring in her debut game with the perfect header off Megan Rapinoe’s serve. It was a tepid first half for the US even against a weak opposition but clearly words were spoken in the locker room for the US to come out with renewed focus and precision in their attacking line.  The second game in Utah saw a veteran starting line-up  and it was seasoned Washington Spirit defender Kelley O’Hara who slammed one in the back of the net in the 77th minute to add to an own goal in. the first half, which gave the US a 2-0 win. Shout out to North Carolina Courage defender Carson Pickett who is the first ever player with a limb difference to earn a USWNT cap. The 28 year old from South Carolina was born without a left forearm and hand. The squad now head to the 2022 CONCACAF Championship in Mexico for the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifying games, which begin on July 4 against Haiti followed by Jamaica on the 7th and Mexico on the 11th. Nancy has a round-up of the first week of Wimbledon. Plus athletics from Oregon and an update on the Brittney Griner case.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 29, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50408717</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:59:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50408717/wisp_news_desk_s4e24.mp3" length="41714388" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In Commerce City, CO last week, Portland Thorns FC forward Sophie Smith made it two goals in a row, six minutes apart, assisted by Rose Lavelle, in the first of the two friendly games against Colombia. These were followed by San Diego Wave FC...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Commerce City, CO last week, Portland Thorns FC forward Sophie Smith made it two goals in a row, six minutes apart, assisted by Rose Lavelle, in the first of the two friendly games against Colombia. These were followed by San Diego Wave FC midfielder Taylor Kornieck scoring in her debut game with the perfect header off Megan Rapinoe’s serve. It was a tepid first half for the US even against a weak opposition but clearly words were spoken in the locker room for the US to come out with renewed focus and precision in their attacking line.  The second game in Utah saw a veteran starting line-up  and it was seasoned Washington Spirit defender Kelley O’Hara who slammed one in the back of the net in the 77th minute to add to an own goal in. the first half, which gave the US a 2-0 win. Shout out to North Carolina Courage defender Carson Pickett who is the first ever player with a limb difference to earn a USWNT cap. The 28 year old from South Carolina was born without a left forearm and hand. The squad now head to the 2022 CONCACAF Championship in Mexico for the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifying games, which begin on July 4 against Haiti followed by Jamaica on the 7th and Mexico on the 11th. Nancy has a round-up of the first week of Wimbledon. Plus athletics from Oregon and an update on the Brittney Griner case.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 29, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1741</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,soccer,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Swimming Makes Waves on Gender Issues</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/swimming-makes-waves-on-gender-issues--50298658</link><description><![CDATA[Swimming’s international federation, FINA, made history this week as it sought to clarify the confusion and controversy in the transgender debate. It announced that people who have been through male puberty would no longer be allowed to compete against women. And it would also create a new category for those who had. Rugby has also banned transgender males from competing with cis-gender women, and cycling is currently reviewing its rules. In football NWSL club OL Reign signs forward Jordyn Huitem and we have a good read on how women’s football revolutionized the sport including an important perspective on the history of the game. The WNBA star Sue Legend announced her retirement. Last week, an independent review concluded that British Gymnastics allowed for a culture of physical and emotional abuse and failed to provide a safe environment for gymnasts, with children body-shamed, belittled and abused. In winter sports Women’s Combined Nordic continues its bid to become an Olympic sport. And with the Wimbledon Tennis Championships starting next week, female players continue to deal with periods while playing but only in SW19 are they forced to wear white. <br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 22, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50298658</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:56:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50298658/wisp_news_desk_s3e23.mp3" length="50919718" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Swimming’s international federation, FINA, made history this week as it sought to clarify the confusion and controversy in the transgender debate. It announced that people who have been through male puberty would no longer be allowed to compete...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Swimming’s international federation, FINA, made history this week as it sought to clarify the confusion and controversy in the transgender debate. It announced that people who have been through male puberty would no longer be allowed to compete against women. And it would also create a new category for those who had. Rugby has also banned transgender males from competing with cis-gender women, and cycling is currently reviewing its rules. In football NWSL club OL Reign signs forward Jordyn Huitem and we have a good read on how women’s football revolutionized the sport including an important perspective on the history of the game. The WNBA star Sue Legend announced her retirement. Last week, an independent review concluded that British Gymnastics allowed for a culture of physical and emotional abuse and failed to provide a safe environment for gymnasts, with children body-shamed, belittled and abused. In winter sports Women’s Combined Nordic continues its bid to become an Olympic sport. And with the Wimbledon Tennis Championships starting next week, female players continue to deal with periods while playing but only in SW19 are they forced to wear white. <br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 22, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST NETWORK FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2125</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>gender,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tobin Heath &amp; Christen Press Make Headlines</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tobin-heath-christen-press-make-headlines--50217163</link><description><![CDATA[Football makes headlines this week, even before the international season kicks off, and it’s the USWNT legends Tobin Heath and Christen Press who share the limelight for very different reasons. Tobin, 34, who was recently released from Arsenal following injuries has reportedly been acquired by the NWSL West Coast team, OL Reign. Meanwhile, nearly 1000 miles south in LA, her friend and former USWNT teammate Christen Press has been sidelined for the rest of the season with an ACL tear of her right knee. Christen, 33, had scored earlier in the game and also had an assist to her credit against Racing Louisville before being struck down in the second half. Elsewhere the USWNT roster for two Friendlies this month and the CONCACAF tournament next month have been named. And across the pond, England has named its squad for the UEFA 2022 Euros starting on July 6.. Plus Nancy has gender parity news from Spain. We also have an update on the WNBA player Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia. And Eastbourne and Wimbledon tennis fans can expect to see Serena Williams playing in the doubles, while the US Open organizers have announced they will allow Russian and Belarusian players into the tournament, unlike Wimbledon.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 15, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50217163</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:59:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50217163/wisp_news_desk_s4e22.mp3" length="44217762" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Football makes headlines this week, even before the international season kicks off, and it’s the USWNT legends Tobin Heath and Christen Press who share the limelight for very different reasons. Tobin, 34, who was recently released from Arsenal...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Football makes headlines this week, even before the international season kicks off, and it’s the USWNT legends Tobin Heath and Christen Press who share the limelight for very different reasons. Tobin, 34, who was recently released from Arsenal following injuries has reportedly been acquired by the NWSL West Coast team, OL Reign. Meanwhile, nearly 1000 miles south in LA, her friend and former USWNT teammate Christen Press has been sidelined for the rest of the season with an ACL tear of her right knee. Christen, 33, had scored earlier in the game and also had an assist to her credit against Racing Louisville before being struck down in the second half. Elsewhere the USWNT roster for two Friendlies this month and the CONCACAF tournament next month have been named. And across the pond, England has named its squad for the UEFA 2022 Euros starting on July 6.. Plus Nancy has gender parity news from Spain. We also have an update on the WNBA player Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia. And Eastbourne and Wimbledon tennis fans can expect to see Serena Williams playing in the doubles, while the US Open organizers have announced they will allow Russian and Belarusian players into the tournament, unlike Wimbledon.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 15, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1845</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Is Iga Swiatek Unbeatable‽</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-iga-swiatek-unbeatable--50129427</link><description><![CDATA[ennis serves up a few news stories this week following the French Open and with Wimbledon next on the Grand Slam tour from June 27-July 10. Plus we have a few football items off the field of play, and gymnastics is back in the news today as well as ice skating. Read the full stories by following the links below.<br /><br />Iga Swiatek becomes next tennis superstar <br />https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/06/iga-swiatek-beats-the-odds-to-become-the-next-tennis-superstar <br /><br />Emma Raducanu has 'no idea' whether she'll compete at Wimbledon after 'freak' injury<br />https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/tennis/emma-raducanu-alexander-zverev-wimbledon-injury-spt-intl/index.html<br /><br />https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2022/06/08/fragile-emma-raducanu-needs-leader-team/<br /><br />Menstrual cramps derail Chinese teen's French Open dream in loss to Swiatek<br />https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/30/asia/menstrual-cramps-derail-zhengs-french-open-loss-to-swiatek-intl-hnk/<br /><br />Simona Halep says she experienced a panic attack during her French Open defeat<br />https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/tennis/simona-halep-french-open-panic-attack-spt-intl/index.html<br /><br />GB to host Billie Jean King Cup<br />https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/07/glasgow-host-billie-jean-king-cup-finals-great-britain-tennis<br /><br />90 women plan to sue the FBI in its failure to investigate Larry Nassar<br />https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/us/politics/nassar-fbi-lawsuits.html<br /><br />Ice skating minimum age raised <br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/61716971<br /><br />Orlando Pride Announces Amanda Cromwell and Sam Greene Placed On Administrative Leave<br />https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-announces-amanda-cromwell-and-sam-greene-placed-on-administrative- <br /><br />WSL TV viewing increases fourfold <br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61717918<br /><br />Canada football equal pay debate<br />https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/canadian-womens-national-soccer-team-players-voice-concerns-over-equal-pay/<br /><br />USWNT's Catarina Macario to miss World Cup qualifiers with ACL injury<br />https://www.espn.com/soccer/lyon-lyon_women/story/4680758/uswnts-catarina-macario-to-miss-world-cup-qualifiers-with-acl-injury<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 8, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50129427</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:29:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50129427/wisp_news_desk_s4e21.mp3" length="55200307" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>ennis serves up a few news stories this week following the French Open and with Wimbledon next on the Grand Slam tour from June 27-July 10. Plus we have a few football items off the field of play, and gymnastics is back in the news today as well as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[ennis serves up a few news stories this week following the French Open and with Wimbledon next on the Grand Slam tour from June 27-July 10. Plus we have a few football items off the field of play, and gymnastics is back in the news today as well as ice skating. Read the full stories by following the links below.<br /><br />Iga Swiatek becomes next tennis superstar <br />https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/06/iga-swiatek-beats-the-odds-to-become-the-next-tennis-superstar <br /><br />Emma Raducanu has 'no idea' whether she'll compete at Wimbledon after 'freak' injury<br />https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/tennis/emma-raducanu-alexander-zverev-wimbledon-injury-spt-intl/index.html<br /><br />https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2022/06/08/fragile-emma-raducanu-needs-leader-team/<br /><br />Menstrual cramps derail Chinese teen's French Open dream in loss to Swiatek<br />https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/30/asia/menstrual-cramps-derail-zhengs-french-open-loss-to-swiatek-intl-hnk/<br /><br />Simona Halep says she experienced a panic attack during her French Open defeat<br />https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/tennis/simona-halep-french-open-panic-attack-spt-intl/index.html<br /><br />GB to host Billie Jean King Cup<br />https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/07/glasgow-host-billie-jean-king-cup-finals-great-britain-tennis<br /><br />90 women plan to sue the FBI in its failure to investigate Larry Nassar<br />https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/us/politics/nassar-fbi-lawsuits.html<br /><br />Ice skating minimum age raised <br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/61716971<br /><br />Orlando Pride Announces Amanda Cromwell and Sam Greene Placed On Administrative Leave<br />https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-announces-amanda-cromwell-and-sam-greene-placed-on-administrative- <br /><br />WSL TV viewing increases fourfold <br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61717918<br /><br />Canada football equal pay debate<br />https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/canadian-womens-national-soccer-team-players-voice-concerns-over-equal-pay/<br /><br />USWNT's Catarina Macario to miss World Cup qualifiers with ACL injury<br />https://www.espn.com/soccer/lyon-lyon_women/story/4680758/uswnts-catarina-macario-to-miss-world-cup-qualifiers-with-acl-injury<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 8, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2303</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gender Inequality at French Open</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gender-inequality-at-french-open--50042769</link><description><![CDATA[The French Open Tennis Championships reach a climax as Chris &amp; Nancy discuss along with other top stories:<br />‘Disappointing and Surprising’ – Iga Swiatek Shares Her Disbelief as Amelie Mauresmo Calls Women’s Matches Less Appealing<br />https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-disappointing-and-surprising-iga-swiatek-shares-her-disbelief-as-amelie-mauresmo-calls-womens-matches-less-appealing/?fs=e&amp;s=cl Wimbledon to drop Miss and Ms <br />https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/26/wimbledon-to-drop-mrs-and-miss-before-names-womens-honour-roll-tennis <br />All female official team in men's rugby union match <br />https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/30/hollie-davidson-to-lead-first-all-female-officials-team-in-mens-rugby-union-test <br />USA Referee Kat Roche Named Assistant Referee for Rugby World Cup<br />https://www.usa.rugby/2022/05/usa-referee-kat-roche-named-assistant-referee-for-rugby-world-cup-2021/<br />Only three statues of sportswomen in the UK <br />https://www.skysports.com/athletics/news/12040/12625206/sky-sports-news-investigation-finds-only-three-female-sport-statues-in-uk <br />The Ocean Race aims for equal number of male and female sailors in the event by 2030<br />https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/news/13044_The-Ocean-Race-aims-for-equal-number-of-male-and-female-sailors-in-the-event-by-2030.html<br />Student-athlete endorsement deal <br />https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123925/rose-zhang-adidas-student-endorsement <br />Michelle Wei West Reflects on her Career as she Prepares to Leave Professional Golf<br />https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/sports/golf/michelle-wie-west-us-open.html <br />New Olympic Sports Raise Eyebrows<br />In the next few months, Olympic hopes will be realized or dashed—not for individual athletes, but for entire sports chasing a place in the program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Campaigns are under way among a field of potential newcomers that includes cheerleading, cricket, flag football and lacrosse. Meanwhile, questions are swirling around the presumed front-runners, baseball and softball.<br />https://www.wsj.com/articles/flag-football-cheerleading-cricket-lacrosse-2028-olympics-11653963308<br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 2, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50042769</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:05:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/50042769/wisp_news_desk_s4e20.mp3" length="42441800" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The French Open Tennis Championships reach a climax as Chris &amp;amp; Nancy discuss along with other top stories:
‘Disappointing and Surprising’ – Iga Swiatek Shares Her Disbelief as Amelie Mauresmo Calls Women’s Matches Less Appealing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The French Open Tennis Championships reach a climax as Chris &amp; Nancy discuss along with other top stories:<br />‘Disappointing and Surprising’ – Iga Swiatek Shares Her Disbelief as Amelie Mauresmo Calls Women’s Matches Less Appealing<br />https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-disappointing-and-surprising-iga-swiatek-shares-her-disbelief-as-amelie-mauresmo-calls-womens-matches-less-appealing/?fs=e&amp;s=cl Wimbledon to drop Miss and Ms <br />https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/26/wimbledon-to-drop-mrs-and-miss-before-names-womens-honour-roll-tennis <br />All female official team in men's rugby union match <br />https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/30/hollie-davidson-to-lead-first-all-female-officials-team-in-mens-rugby-union-test <br />USA Referee Kat Roche Named Assistant Referee for Rugby World Cup<br />https://www.usa.rugby/2022/05/usa-referee-kat-roche-named-assistant-referee-for-rugby-world-cup-2021/<br />Only three statues of sportswomen in the UK <br />https://www.skysports.com/athletics/news/12040/12625206/sky-sports-news-investigation-finds-only-three-female-sport-statues-in-uk <br />The Ocean Race aims for equal number of male and female sailors in the event by 2030<br />https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/news/13044_The-Ocean-Race-aims-for-equal-number-of-male-and-female-sailors-in-the-event-by-2030.html<br />Student-athlete endorsement deal <br />https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123925/rose-zhang-adidas-student-endorsement <br />Michelle Wei West Reflects on her Career as she Prepares to Leave Professional Golf<br />https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/sports/golf/michelle-wie-west-us-open.html <br />New Olympic Sports Raise Eyebrows<br />In the next few months, Olympic hopes will be realized or dashed—not for individual athletes, but for entire sports chasing a place in the program for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Campaigns are under way among a field of potential newcomers that includes cheerleading, cricket, flag football and lacrosse. Meanwhile, questions are swirling around the presumed front-runners, baseball and softball.<br />https://www.wsj.com/articles/flag-football-cheerleading-cricket-lacrosse-2028-olympics-11653963308<br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: June 2, 2022<br /><br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at wispsports@gmail.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1771</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Champions League Final is a Cracker</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/champions-league-final-is-a-cracker--49955367</link><description><![CDATA[With the football league season wrapping up in Europe the French team Lyon was crowned in the Champions League Final; Chelsea Women won the double, now they have new owners; Euro 2022 is expected to shatter attendance records this summer; female referees will officiate at the men's World Cup for first time, and Tottenham’s Chioma Ubogagu receives doping ban over acne medication. In tennis at the French Open there are shock early round exits, and Wimbledon is stripped of ranking points is spurring controversial debate. Elsewhere; Jamie Chadwick wins again at W Series, and Tokyo 2020 official is working to prevent objectification of female athletes.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: May 25, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49955367</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 17:18:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49955367/wisp_news_desk_s4e19.mp3" length="60957002" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With the football league season wrapping up in Europe the French team Lyon was crowned in the Champions League Final; Chelsea Women won the double, now they have new owners; Euro 2022 is expected to shatter attendance records this summer; female...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the football league season wrapping up in Europe the French team Lyon was crowned in the Champions League Final; Chelsea Women won the double, now they have new owners; Euro 2022 is expected to shatter attendance records this summer; female referees will officiate at the men's World Cup for first time, and Tottenham’s Chioma Ubogagu receives doping ban over acne medication. In tennis at the French Open there are shock early round exits, and Wimbledon is stripped of ranking points is spurring controversial debate. Elsewhere; Jamie Chadwick wins again at W Series, and Tokyo 2020 official is working to prevent objectification of female athletes.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: May 25, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2544</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>US Soccer and Players Finally Agree to Equal Pay</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/us-soccer-and-players-finally-agree-to-equal-pay--49849564</link><description><![CDATA[Today’s headlines across the sports pages and beyond is the landmark news that following years of dispute and disharmony women have finally achieved parity in US soccer and will at last play on a level playing field with the men. The two Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA), which run through 2028, achieve equal pay through identical economic terms. These economic terms include identical compensation for all competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, and the introduction of the same commercial revenue sharing mechanism for both teams. The agreements will ensure that U.S. Soccer’s Senior National Team players remain among the highest paid in the world. The top soccer story from Europe is Chelsea’s defeat of Manchester City to win the FA Cup Final. With the French Open Tennis Championships coming up Poland’s Iga Swiatek's dominance reveals some really impressive stats. Plus: Gravel Cyclist Moriah Wilson Shot and Killed in Texas. Iranian weightlifters flee to Germany. Organizers of Itzulia Women forced to apologize for suggesting they were forced to hold women's race, and in English rugby; James Haskell is accused of "disrespecting" female players.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: May 18, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49849564</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 19:34:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49849564/wisp_news_desk_s4e18.mp3" length="47431020" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Today’s headlines across the sports pages and beyond is the landmark news that following years of dispute and disharmony women have finally achieved parity in US soccer and will at last play on a level playing field with the men. The two Collective...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today’s headlines across the sports pages and beyond is the landmark news that following years of dispute and disharmony women have finally achieved parity in US soccer and will at last play on a level playing field with the men. The two Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA), which run through 2028, achieve equal pay through identical economic terms. These economic terms include identical compensation for all competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, and the introduction of the same commercial revenue sharing mechanism for both teams. The agreements will ensure that U.S. Soccer’s Senior National Team players remain among the highest paid in the world. The top soccer story from Europe is Chelsea’s defeat of Manchester City to win the FA Cup Final. With the French Open Tennis Championships coming up Poland’s Iga Swiatek's dominance reveals some really impressive stats. Plus: Gravel Cyclist Moriah Wilson Shot and Killed in Texas. Iranian weightlifters flee to Germany. Organizers of Itzulia Women forced to apologize for suggesting they were forced to hold women's race, and in English rugby; James Haskell is accused of "disrespecting" female players.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: May 18, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1979</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jamie Chadwick Leads the Way in W Series</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jamie-chadwick-leads-the-way-in-w-series--49771583</link><description><![CDATA[Britain’s Jamie Chadwick continues her winning ways from last season after a double header in the season opener of the W Series in Miami. And there’s news of an all female Le Mans 24 hours race. Olympic team gold medalist Laura Collett is crowned Badminton Horse Trials winner as the five-star event returns from aa two-year absence. Canadian show jumping veteran Beth Underhill Wins La Baule €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix. Chelsea win Womens Super League as Sam Kerr flexes her talent. Meanwhile at Arsenal, Vivianne Miedema is closing in on one-year contract extension. When it comes to injury woes, Canada’s Bianca Andreescu feels Emma Raducanu's pain as the British player is forced to retire from injury at the Italian Open. BBC reporter exposes blatant sexism at sports awards. And record viewing figures for women's sport show that if you build it they will come. Show notes and links to the stories at www.wispsports.com.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: May 11, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49771583</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 11:25:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49771583/news_desk_s4e17.mp3" length="43391434" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Britain’s Jamie Chadwick continues her winning ways from last season after a double header in the season opener of the W Series in Miami. And there’s news of an all female Le Mans 24 hours race. Olympic team gold medalist Laura Collett is crowned...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Britain’s Jamie Chadwick continues her winning ways from last season after a double header in the season opener of the W Series in Miami. And there’s news of an all female Le Mans 24 hours race. Olympic team gold medalist Laura Collett is crowned Badminton Horse Trials winner as the five-star event returns from aa two-year absence. Canadian show jumping veteran Beth Underhill Wins La Baule €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix. Chelsea win Womens Super League as Sam Kerr flexes her talent. Meanwhile at Arsenal, Vivianne Miedema is closing in on one-year contract extension. When it comes to injury woes, Canada’s Bianca Andreescu feels Emma Raducanu's pain as the British player is forced to retire from injury at the Italian Open. BBC reporter exposes blatant sexism at sports awards. And record viewing figures for women's sport show that if you build it they will come. Show notes and links to the stories at www.wispsports.com.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: May 11, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1811</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Modern Pentathlon Faces Critical Decisions</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-pentathlon-faces-critical-decisions--49657096</link><description><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy are back from their travels to bring their pick of top stories in women’s sport this week and they begin with Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) discipline selected for testing as possible riding replacement in modern pentathlon. Black Ferns Sevens renew riveting rivalry with Australia on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Brittney Griner now considered 'wrongfully detained' in Russia, U.S. officials say. UEFA bans Russia from women's Euros and World Cup, clubs banned next season. Historic night for women’s boxing with Taylor vs Serrano at Madison Square Garden. England win Women's Six Nations. Barcelona break own world record attendance. Cancer survivor who ran 104 marathons in 104 days. Thompson-Herah and the women's 100m world record. And Chris gets excited about a new British talent in Eventing.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: May 4, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49657096</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 17:46:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49657096/news_desk_s4e16.mp3" length="50362568" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris and Nancy are back from their travels to bring their pick of top stories in women’s sport this week and they begin with Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) discipline selected for testing as possible riding replacement in modern pentathlon. Black Ferns...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy are back from their travels to bring their pick of top stories in women’s sport this week and they begin with Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) discipline selected for testing as possible riding replacement in modern pentathlon. Black Ferns Sevens renew riveting rivalry with Australia on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Brittney Griner now considered 'wrongfully detained' in Russia, U.S. officials say. UEFA bans Russia from women's Euros and World Cup, clubs banned next season. Historic night for women’s boxing with Taylor vs Serrano at Madison Square Garden. England win Women's Six Nations. Barcelona break own world record attendance. Cancer survivor who ran 104 marathons in 104 days. Thompson-Herah and the women's 100m world record. And Chris gets excited about a new British talent in Eventing.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: May 4, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2101</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Beau Greaves becomes Youngest Ever World Darts Champion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/beau-greaves-becomes-youngest-ever-world-darts-champion--49427313</link><description><![CDATA[Nancy is back this week and has a selection of top news stories from around the world including an update on Women’s Rugby Six Nations; can the powerful England Roses defeat France? In darts, England's 18 year old Beau Greaves becomes the youngest ever darts champion, male or female, women’s boxing makes history as Katie Taylor fights Amanda Serrano in what looks to be a sell-out at Madison Square Gardens, in football Northern Ireland manager blames 5-0 loss to England on "emotional" women. Plus the tragic death of 17-year-old Tunisian Olympian sailor Eya Guezguez during a training accident. And we share our thoughts on the two USWNT friendlies versus Uzbekistan where the young US squads won 9-1 and 9-0 respectively.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: April 13, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49427313</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:50:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49427313/news_desk_s4e15.mp3" length="61326197" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nancy is back this week and has a selection of top news stories from around the world including an update on Women’s Rugby Six Nations; can the powerful England Roses defeat France? In darts, England's 18 year old Beau Greaves becomes the youngest...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nancy is back this week and has a selection of top news stories from around the world including an update on Women’s Rugby Six Nations; can the powerful England Roses defeat France? In darts, England's 18 year old Beau Greaves becomes the youngest ever darts champion, male or female, women’s boxing makes history as Katie Taylor fights Amanda Serrano in what looks to be a sell-out at Madison Square Gardens, in football Northern Ireland manager blames 5-0 loss to England on "emotional" women. Plus the tragic death of 17-year-old Tunisian Olympian sailor Eya Guezguez during a training accident. And we share our thoughts on the two USWNT friendlies versus Uzbekistan where the young US squads won 9-1 and 9-0 respectively.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: April 13, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2559</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Chris &amp; Marci - Riding for Ukraine</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chris-marci-riding-for-ukraine--49341166</link><description><![CDATA[This week Chris is joined by her friend Marci Kornegay to discuss the main headlines in women’s sport before they share their next big adventure. Starting on April 19th the two intrepid cyclists will embark on the 400+ miles of the Potomac Heritage Trail from the Chesapeake Bay, MD via Washington DC and Cumberland Gap to Pittsburgh, PA. This is not only going to be a personal challenge for Chris and a goal for Marci to complete all 11 National Heritage Trails but the pair will also be raising money and awareness for the World Central Kitchen, which is feeding hot meals to the thousands of Ukrainian refugees. To find out more visit the Just Giving page at www/.justgiving.com/ridingforukraine. Follow Marci and Chris on their ride on Instagram @twogayze.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Marci Kornegay<br />Recorded: April 6, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49341166</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:23:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49341166/wisp_news_desk_s4e14.mp3" length="55056329" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week Chris is joined by her friend Marci Kornegay to discuss the main headlines in women’s sport before they share their next big adventure. Starting on April 19th the two intrepid cyclists will embark on the 400+ miles of the Potomac Heritage...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week Chris is joined by her friend Marci Kornegay to discuss the main headlines in women’s sport before they share their next big adventure. Starting on April 19th the two intrepid cyclists will embark on the 400+ miles of the Potomac Heritage Trail from the Chesapeake Bay, MD via Washington DC and Cumberland Gap to Pittsburgh, PA. This is not only going to be a personal challenge for Chris and a goal for Marci to complete all 11 National Heritage Trails but the pair will also be raising money and awareness for the World Central Kitchen, which is feeding hot meals to the thousands of Ukrainian refugees. To find out more visit the Just Giving page at www/.justgiving.com/ridingforukraine. Follow Marci and Chris on their ride on Instagram @twogayze.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Marci Kornegay<br />Recorded: April 6, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2297</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cycling,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Rise of Iga Swiatek</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rise-of-iga-swiatek--49254358</link><description><![CDATA[The Miami Open is mid way through its quarter finals with Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek emerging as possible finals just as Iga is set to be come the World No 1 following the retirement of Ash Barty and at the Australian’s request to be removed from the rankings. Meanwhile former world No. 1 women's tennis player Victoria Azarenka drops out of Miami Open dropped out of the tournament in the second set of losing to the teenager Linda Fruhvirtová who is half her age stating that: 'I shouldn't have gone on the court today’. While Victoria is another athlete to step aside for her mental health, the timing of such an exit will no doubt be discussed for some time to come. Meanwhile England made it to the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup in New Zealand when they beat Bangladesh. They next play South Africa on March 31. The winner of that game will face Australia who are unbeaten in the tournament and will be tough to beat. In Europe, the Six Nations Rugby kicked off last weekend with an emphatic win by the Red Roses over Scotland. In the US the NCAA Final Four will be played out this weekend in Minneapolis. And at the women’s NCAA swimming and diving champs last week, the young 2020 Olympians dominated. Most notably Alex Walsh (silver medalist in Tokyo Olympics) who won three individual titles as a UVA sophomore (more than her older sister Gretchen).<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Peggy Shinn<br />Recorded: March 30, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49254358</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:47:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49254358/news_desk_s4e13.mp3" length="59152860" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Miami Open is mid way through its quarter finals with Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek emerging as possible finals just as Iga is set to be come the World No 1 following the retirement of Ash Barty and at the Australian’s request to be removed from the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Miami Open is mid way through its quarter finals with Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek emerging as possible finals just as Iga is set to be come the World No 1 following the retirement of Ash Barty and at the Australian’s request to be removed from the rankings. Meanwhile former world No. 1 women's tennis player Victoria Azarenka drops out of Miami Open dropped out of the tournament in the second set of losing to the teenager Linda Fruhvirtová who is half her age stating that: 'I shouldn't have gone on the court today’. While Victoria is another athlete to step aside for her mental health, the timing of such an exit will no doubt be discussed for some time to come. Meanwhile England made it to the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup in New Zealand when they beat Bangladesh. They next play South Africa on March 31. The winner of that game will face Australia who are unbeaten in the tournament and will be tough to beat. In Europe, the Six Nations Rugby kicked off last weekend with an emphatic win by the Red Roses over Scotland. In the US the NCAA Final Four will be played out this weekend in Minneapolis. And at the women’s NCAA swimming and diving champs last week, the young 2020 Olympians dominated. Most notably Alex Walsh (silver medalist in Tokyo Olympics) who won three individual titles as a UVA sophomore (more than her older sister Gretchen).<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Peggy Shinn<br />Recorded: March 30, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2468</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ash Barty Announces Retirement</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ash-barty-announces-retirement--49169611</link><description><![CDATA[The big breaking news this week is that three-time grand slam champion and WTA World No 1 Ash Barty surprised the sports world with the announcement of her retirement at the age of 25 with $23.8 earnings. Ash won the Australian Open this year and looked hot favorite to continue that form but there’s nothing like retiring while you’re at the top of your game so good luck Ash… there are many more dreams to pursue. Last weekend wrapped up the World Cup ski season where Mikaela Shiffrin put Olympic Games behind her to win the Overall Crystal Globe after winning the Downhill and finishing second in the Super G at the finals in Courcheval/Meribel. In horse racing Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup last Thursday after winning the Champion Hurdle two days before. Rachael made history last year winning the prestigious Grand National race so all eyes will be on her making it a double next month. The Rugby Six Nations tournament will see unprecedented coverage when that kicks off this weekend, Poland’s Iga Swiatek won Indian Wells tournament last week and really stamped her credentials as she rises to the top of the rankings. And there is an exciting line-up for the start of the W Motor Racing Series with new drivers from a variety of countries.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: March 23, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49169611</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:09:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49169611/wisp_news_desk_s4e12.mp3" length="50830044" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The big breaking news this week is that three-time grand slam champion and WTA World No 1 Ash Barty surprised the sports world with the announcement of her retirement at the age of 25 with $23.8 earnings. Ash won the Australian Open this year and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The big breaking news this week is that three-time grand slam champion and WTA World No 1 Ash Barty surprised the sports world with the announcement of her retirement at the age of 25 with $23.8 earnings. Ash won the Australian Open this year and looked hot favorite to continue that form but there’s nothing like retiring while you’re at the top of your game so good luck Ash… there are many more dreams to pursue. Last weekend wrapped up the World Cup ski season where Mikaela Shiffrin put Olympic Games behind her to win the Overall Crystal Globe after winning the Downhill and finishing second in the Super G at the finals in Courcheval/Meribel. In horse racing Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup last Thursday after winning the Champion Hurdle two days before. Rachael made history last year winning the prestigious Grand National race so all eyes will be on her making it a double next month. The Rugby Six Nations tournament will see unprecedented coverage when that kicks off this weekend, Poland’s Iga Swiatek won Indian Wells tournament last week and really stamped her credentials as she rises to the top of the rankings. And there is an exciting line-up for the start of the W Motor Racing Series with new drivers from a variety of countries.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: March 23, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2121</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ukrainian Paralympian Oksana Masters Breaks Medal Record</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ukrainian-paralympian-oksana-masters-breaks-medal-record--49087432</link><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian Paralympian Oksana Masters completed her quest for medals at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games finishing with seven to add to her total tally and record of fifteen. Oksana’s story from being a victim of Chernobyl to Paralympic Champion is heartwarming but nonetheless a difficult time for her to compete and win medals. We also continue the story of WNBA star Brittney Griner who is being detained in Russia on drugs charges. Chris has the latest from the Sskiing World Cup Finals this week where American Mikaela Shiffrin won the Downhill and Italy’s Sofia Goggia claimed the Downhill Crystal Globe. Nancy updates us on the Cricket World Cup, jockey Rachael Blackmore’s winning streak at the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival, an Increase in FA Cup prize money, Sue Redfern becoming the first woman to umpire a first class cricket match in England. After we taped the podcast Nancy attended the women’s rugby documentary No Woman No Try which will premiere on Amazon Prime on March 26.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: March 15, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49087432</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:37:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49087432/wisp_news_desk_s4e11.mp3" length="44626541" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ukrainian Paralympian Oksana Masters completed her quest for medals at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games finishing with seven to add to her total tally and record of fifteen. Oksana’s story from being a victim of Chernobyl to Paralympic Champion is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ukrainian Paralympian Oksana Masters completed her quest for medals at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games finishing with seven to add to her total tally and record of fifteen. Oksana’s story from being a victim of Chernobyl to Paralympic Champion is heartwarming but nonetheless a difficult time for her to compete and win medals. We also continue the story of WNBA star Brittney Griner who is being detained in Russia on drugs charges. Chris has the latest from the Sskiing World Cup Finals this week where American Mikaela Shiffrin won the Downhill and Italy’s Sofia Goggia claimed the Downhill Crystal Globe. Nancy updates us on the Cricket World Cup, jockey Rachael Blackmore’s winning streak at the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival, an Increase in FA Cup prize money, Sue Redfern becoming the first woman to umpire a first class cricket match in England. After we taped the podcast Nancy attended the women’s rugby documentary No Woman No Try which will premiere on Amazon Prime on March 26.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: March 15, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1862</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,ukraine,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ukranian Canoeist Rescues Daughter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ukranian-canoeist-rescues-daughter--49008660</link><description><![CDATA[With the war in Ukraine affecting athletes in training we hear of a Ukranian Canoeist and her desperate journey to rescue her daughter from the war zone. One of Ukraine’s star athletes is Oksana Masters who is currently taking part in the Beijing Paralympics having won gold medal already but shares how this is bitter sweet because she feels guilty in light of what’s happening. Also caught in the crossfire of this war is WNBA player Brittney Griner who has been held in Russia on drugs charges. US Soccer has named its new president as Cindy Parlow Cone takes over the reins through to 2026. Plus we have tennis news from Indian Wells, World Cup Cricket and a big retirement in England Netball.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: March 9, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49008660</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:36:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/49008660/news_desk_s4e10.mp3" length="55836939" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With the war in Ukraine affecting athletes in training we hear of a Ukranian Canoeist and her desperate journey to rescue her daughter from the war zone. One of Ukraine’s star athletes is Oksana Masters who is currently taking part in the Beijing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the war in Ukraine affecting athletes in training we hear of a Ukranian Canoeist and her desperate journey to rescue her daughter from the war zone. One of Ukraine’s star athletes is Oksana Masters who is currently taking part in the Beijing Paralympics having won gold medal already but shares how this is bitter sweet because she feels guilty in light of what’s happening. Also caught in the crossfire of this war is WNBA player Brittney Griner who has been held in Russia on drugs charges. US Soccer has named its new president as Cindy Parlow Cone takes over the reins through to 2026. Plus we have tennis news from Indian Wells, World Cup Cricket and a big retirement in England Netball.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: March 9, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2330</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,ukraine,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sport Reacts to Russian Invasion of Ukraine</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sport-reacts-to-russian-invasion-of-ukraine--48914133</link><description><![CDATA[The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is dominating the sports news this week with the IOC making statements to boycott Russian involvement in sport and International Federations imposing sanctions. The Beijing Paralympic Winter Games begins March 4 through 13th with 78 events taking place across six sports. There will be Primetime coverage in the US on NBC.<br />We also have an equal prize money story from cycling, a preview of the Cricket World Cup which begins this week in New Zealand. Nancy celebrates England’s win in the Arnold Clark Cup and Chris watched the US retain the She Believes Cup. And of course there’s World Cup skiing from Crans Montana and Swiatek winning the Qatar Open to move up to world number four. And we also learn who the 10 Most Influential Sportswomen are in 2022.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: March 1, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48914133</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48914133/news_desk_s4e9.mp3" length="40960045" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is dominating the sports news this week with the IOC making statements to boycott Russian involvement in sport and International Federations imposing sanctions. The Beijing Paralympic Winter Games begins March 4...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is dominating the sports news this week with the IOC making statements to boycott Russian involvement in sport and International Federations imposing sanctions. The Beijing Paralympic Winter Games begins March 4 through 13th with 78 events taking place across six sports. There will be Primetime coverage in the US on NBC.<br />We also have an equal prize money story from cycling, a preview of the Cricket World Cup which begins this week in New Zealand. Nancy celebrates England’s win in the Arnold Clark Cup and Chris watched the US retain the She Believes Cup. And of course there’s World Cup skiing from Crans Montana and Swiatek winning the Qatar Open to move up to world number four. And we also learn who the 10 Most Influential Sportswomen are in 2022.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: March 1, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1709</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,russia,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>U.S. Soccer and Women’s Players Agree to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-soccer-and-women-s-players-agree-to-settle-equal-pay-lawsuit--48835650</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s show the U.S. Soccer and Women’s Players Agree to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit. Under the terms of the agreement, the athletes will receive $24 million and a pledge from the federation to equalize pay for the men’s and women’s national teams. Chris and Nancy share their takeaways from the Beijing Winter Olympic GamesTakeaways from the Beijing Winter Olympic Games including the athletes being isolated for Covid and the loneliness and uncertainty that they faced, the controversy that faced Russian skater Kamilia Valieva with her doping ban suspension overturned for these games and her final performance, Alpine skier American Mikaela Shiffrin had a miserable games underperforming in all six events, Team GB winning gold in the curling and American bobsleigh and monobob sliders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor making history. Plus 2026 Commonwealth Games, American endurance runner Camille Herron breaking records and the ffirst female head coach in Morocco men’s basketball.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: February 22, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48835650</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48835650/newsdesk_s4e8.mp3" length="62095681" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s show the U.S. Soccer and Women’s Players Agree to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit. Under the terms of the agreement, the athletes will receive $24 million and a pledge from the federation to equalize pay for the men’s and women’s national...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s show the U.S. Soccer and Women’s Players Agree to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit. Under the terms of the agreement, the athletes will receive $24 million and a pledge from the federation to equalize pay for the men’s and women’s national teams. Chris and Nancy share their takeaways from the Beijing Winter Olympic GamesTakeaways from the Beijing Winter Olympic Games including the athletes being isolated for Covid and the loneliness and uncertainty that they faced, the controversy that faced Russian skater Kamilia Valieva with her doping ban suspension overturned for these games and her final performance, Alpine skier American Mikaela Shiffrin had a miserable games underperforming in all six events, Team GB winning gold in the curling and American bobsleigh and monobob sliders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor making history. Plus 2026 Commonwealth Games, American endurance runner Camille Herron breaking records and the ffirst female head coach in Morocco men’s basketball.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: February 22, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2591</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>equality,news,soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Swiss Skiers Dominate the Medals in Beijing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/swiss-skiers-dominate-the-medals-in-beijing--48746072</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s show we review the top stories from the Beijing Olympic Games beginning with skiing. Lara Gut Behrami added Super G Olympic Champion to her Giant Slalom Bronze Medal in Beijing and the World Champion titles she won in Super G and Giant Slalom in Cortina last year. Austria’s Mirjam Puchner divided the Swiss charge by beating Michelle Gisen into the silver medal position. Switzerland made it two in a row when reigning World Downhill Champion Corinne Suter, who was also the World Super G silver medallist behind Lara in 2021, defeated the reigning Olympic Champion Italy’s Sofia Goggia by 16 hundredths of a second to take the downhill crown. Sofia’s return following a nasty fall in Cortina just over three weeks ago was a remarkable effort and she clearly thought it would be enough to retain her title. Sofia and Corinne are currently one-two in the World Cup Downhill rankings. Italy’s Nadia Delgado achieved her first ever podium result with the bronze medal. So we now have two Swiss skiers concurrently holding Olympic and World titles in Downhill and Super G. So far the Swiss have 5 medals in alpine skiing going into the Combined (17th) and Mixed Parallel (19th) events.<br /><br />The women’s monobob made its highly anticipated debut with US teammates and rivals Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor the clear medal favorites. In the end it was Kaillie, the newly minted American, who clinched the crown. Kaillie won gold at the two-woman events at the 2010 Vancouver Games and the 2014 Sochi Games. Elana is now the U.S. bobsledder with the most Olympic medals with this silver medal finish. Both women have medaled in every Olympic event they’ve competed in, sharing the podium in the last four Olympic Winter Games. Canada’s Christine de Bruin claimed the bronze to make it a North American sweep. But Germany will prove the biggest challenge in the two-man bobsleigh that takes place on the 18/19th having dominated this World Cup season.<br /><br />We also have an update on the 15 year old Russian skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive to a doping violation in December and was later cleared to compete in Beijing. Snowboarder Chloe Kim makes history at the Games. Plus another record is matched in tennis by Estonian Anett Kontaveit, Emma Gilmour becomes McClaren’s first female driver, and the Women’s Sports Foundation has a new executive director in Danette Leighton.<br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: February 15, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48746072</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48746072/wisp_news_desk_s4e7.mp3" length="50207953" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s show we review the top stories from the Beijing Olympic Games beginning with skiing. Lara Gut Behrami added Super G Olympic Champion to her Giant Slalom Bronze Medal in Beijing and the World Champion titles she won in Super G and Giant...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s show we review the top stories from the Beijing Olympic Games beginning with skiing. Lara Gut Behrami added Super G Olympic Champion to her Giant Slalom Bronze Medal in Beijing and the World Champion titles she won in Super G and Giant Slalom in Cortina last year. Austria’s Mirjam Puchner divided the Swiss charge by beating Michelle Gisen into the silver medal position. Switzerland made it two in a row when reigning World Downhill Champion Corinne Suter, who was also the World Super G silver medallist behind Lara in 2021, defeated the reigning Olympic Champion Italy’s Sofia Goggia by 16 hundredths of a second to take the downhill crown. Sofia’s return following a nasty fall in Cortina just over three weeks ago was a remarkable effort and she clearly thought it would be enough to retain her title. Sofia and Corinne are currently one-two in the World Cup Downhill rankings. Italy’s Nadia Delgado achieved her first ever podium result with the bronze medal. So we now have two Swiss skiers concurrently holding Olympic and World titles in Downhill and Super G. So far the Swiss have 5 medals in alpine skiing going into the Combined (17th) and Mixed Parallel (19th) events.<br /><br />The women’s monobob made its highly anticipated debut with US teammates and rivals Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor the clear medal favorites. In the end it was Kaillie, the newly minted American, who clinched the crown. Kaillie won gold at the two-woman events at the 2010 Vancouver Games and the 2014 Sochi Games. Elana is now the U.S. bobsledder with the most Olympic medals with this silver medal finish. Both women have medaled in every Olympic event they’ve competed in, sharing the podium in the last four Olympic Winter Games. Canada’s Christine de Bruin claimed the bronze to make it a North American sweep. But Germany will prove the biggest challenge in the two-man bobsleigh that takes place on the 18/19th having dominated this World Cup season.<br /><br />We also have an update on the 15 year old Russian skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive to a doping violation in December and was later cleared to compete in Beijing. Snowboarder Chloe Kim makes history at the Games. Plus another record is matched in tennis by Estonian Anett Kontaveit, Emma Gilmour becomes McClaren’s first female driver, and the Women’s Sports Foundation has a new executive director in Danette Leighton.<br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: February 15, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2095</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,news,olympic,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Beijing Olympic Games</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/beijing-olympic-games--48647563</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Chris &amp; Nancy take a look at the first week of competition from the Beijing Olympic Games. Skating got underway and the skateboarding with some firsts for women. The Giant Slalom saw some major spills and thrills with the flying Swede Sara Hector underlining her tremendous form this season when she became the Olympic Champion in that discipline. Ester Ledecka made history at the PyeongChang Games when she topped the podium in snowboard and skiing and she is already halfway to repeating that feat by claiming gold this week in snowboarding. In other news Wimbledon is taking another step to equality by fixing ticket prices for women in line with the men. Australia’s Cricket Team convincingly defeated England in the Ashes Series. And in football 19 year old Trinity Rodman marked a milestone by signing the highest NWSL contract worth $1.1 million and she has also been called up to replace the injured Abby Dahlkemper for the USWNT She Believes Cup Roster.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: February 8, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48647563</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48647563/news_desk_s4e6.mp3" length="53983975" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode, Chris &amp;amp; Nancy take a look at the first week of competition from the Beijing Olympic Games. Skating got underway and the skateboarding with some firsts for women. The Giant Slalom saw some major spills and thrills with the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode, Chris &amp; Nancy take a look at the first week of competition from the Beijing Olympic Games. Skating got underway and the skateboarding with some firsts for women. The Giant Slalom saw some major spills and thrills with the flying Swede Sara Hector underlining her tremendous form this season when she became the Olympic Champion in that discipline. Ester Ledecka made history at the PyeongChang Games when she topped the podium in snowboard and skiing and she is already halfway to repeating that feat by claiming gold this week in snowboarding. In other news Wimbledon is taking another step to equality by fixing ticket prices for women in line with the men. Australia’s Cricket Team convincingly defeated England in the Ashes Series. And in football 19 year old Trinity Rodman marked a milestone by signing the highest NWSL contract worth $1.1 million and she has also been called up to replace the injured Abby Dahlkemper for the USWNT She Believes Cup Roster.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: February 8, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. <br />WiSP Sports is the ONLY GLOBAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN’S SPORT with more than 60 hosts, 1600+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. <br />Every episode is a WiSP SPORTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br />We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2253</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,olympics,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Barty is Simply the Best</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/barty-is-simply-the-best--48543982</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Open crowned a new champion last weekend with home-country heroine Ash Barty successfully defeating Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6. Australia beat Ireland to win the Spain Sevens Rugby with the US just out of the medals. We have World Cup skiing news from last weekend’s Downhill and Super-G which were won by Switzerland’s Corrine Suter and Austria’s Connie Heuter. With the Winter Olympics starting this week we hear that Elana Meyers Taylor tested positive to Covid upon arrival in Beijing, and the IOC warned against "inappropriate" Peng Shuai meeting during the Games. Plus we have football news from both the NWSL and WSL as well as cricket from Down Under where England have work today in the Ashes series. And finally an update in netball for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: February 1, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48543982</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48543982/news_desk_s4e5.mp3" length="49358461" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Australian Open crowned a new champion last weekend with home-country heroine Ash Barty successfully defeating Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6. Australia beat Ireland to win the Spain Sevens Rugby with the US just out of the medals. We have World Cup...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Australian Open crowned a new champion last weekend with home-country heroine Ash Barty successfully defeating Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6. Australia beat Ireland to win the Spain Sevens Rugby with the US just out of the medals. We have World Cup skiing news from last weekend’s Downhill and Super-G which were won by Switzerland’s Corrine Suter and Austria’s Connie Heuter. With the Winter Olympics starting this week we hear that Elana Meyers Taylor tested positive to Covid upon arrival in Beijing, and the IOC warned against "inappropriate" Peng Shuai meeting during the Games. Plus we have football news from both the NWSL and WSL as well as cricket from Down Under where England have work today in the Ashes series. And finally an update in netball for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: February 1, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2060</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,olympic,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>USA Wins Gold in Rugby Sevens</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/usa-wins-gold-in-rugby-sevens--48442438</link><description><![CDATA[This week’s news includes a round up of World Cup skiing, top stories in international football, tennis from the Australian Open, plus netball, motor racing and the Beijing Olympic Games. We begin though with rugby since the USA Women's Sevens won gold in Malaga. Our own Leo's Den podcasters Naya Tapper Oly and Ilona Maher celebrate standout performances: Naya becomes the top try scorer in US rugby and Lo won the Player of the Final Award. Finishing their last tournament in Dubai in seventh place, the USA women are showing constant evolution on the world stage, now ranked fourth overall with two events to go. Undefeated in every game contested, defeating rivals Canada, Poland, Great Britain, France and Russia for their first gold medal since the Glendale Sevens in 2019. This was the third tournament in the 2021-22 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Next stop Seville for the next tournament this coming weekend.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: January 25, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48442438</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48442438/news_desk_s4e4.mp3" length="55326745" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week’s news includes a round up of World Cup skiing, top stories in international football, tennis from the Australian Open, plus netball, motor racing and the Beijing Olympic Games. We begin though with rugby since the USA Women's Sevens won...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s news includes a round up of World Cup skiing, top stories in international football, tennis from the Australian Open, plus netball, motor racing and the Beijing Olympic Games. We begin though with rugby since the USA Women's Sevens won gold in Malaga. Our own Leo's Den podcasters Naya Tapper Oly and Ilona Maher celebrate standout performances: Naya becomes the top try scorer in US rugby and Lo won the Player of the Final Award. Finishing their last tournament in Dubai in seventh place, the USA women are showing constant evolution on the world stage, now ranked fourth overall with two events to go. Undefeated in every game contested, defeating rivals Canada, Poland, Great Britain, France and Russia for their first gold medal since the Glendale Sevens in 2019. This was the third tournament in the 2021-22 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Next stop Seville for the next tournament this coming weekend.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: January 25, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2309</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,netball,news,rugby,skiing,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Elana Meyers Taylor Crowned World Cup Bobsled &amp; Monobob Queen</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/elana-meyers-taylor-crowned-world-cup-bobsled-monobob-queen--48354090</link><description><![CDATA[We begin this week with World Cup Bobsled and Monobob. American Elana Meyers Taylor secured both titles last weekend in St. Moritz and not surprisingly has secured her fourth Olympic ticket. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won the Downhill in Zauchensee, Austria last weekend and then Italy’s Italian Federica Brignone won the Super-G. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Petra Vlhova (SLO) and Sofia Goggia (ITA) currently top the overall World Cup standings as the women head to Cortina d’Ampezzo for another Downhill and Super G this weekend. Nancy has a round up from the Australian Open Tennis and there’s news from football, netball and sports politics plus the Beijing Olympics.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: January 18, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48354090</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48354090/news_desk_s4e3.mp3" length="21297028" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We begin this week with World Cup Bobsled and Monobob. American Elana Meyers Taylor secured both titles last weekend in St. Moritz and not surprisingly has secured her fourth Olympic ticket. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won the Downhill in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We begin this week with World Cup Bobsled and Monobob. American Elana Meyers Taylor secured both titles last weekend in St. Moritz and not surprisingly has secured her fourth Olympic ticket. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won the Downhill in Zauchensee, Austria last weekend and then Italy’s Italian Federica Brignone won the Super-G. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Petra Vlhova (SLO) and Sofia Goggia (ITA) currently top the overall World Cup standings as the women head to Cortina d’Ampezzo for another Downhill and Super G this weekend. Nancy has a round up from the Australian Open Tennis and there’s news from football, netball and sports politics plus the Beijing Olympics.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: January 18, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2662</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,news,olympic,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Speedskater Brittany Bowe Shows True Sportsmanship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/speedskater-brittany-bowe-shows-true-sportsmanship--48265366</link><description><![CDATA[We kick off this week with the Olympic Games just three weeks away and selection trials happening around the world. American Elana Meyers Taylor stamps her place in Monobob, which will be making its debut in Beijing. She currently leads in women’s monobob points after winning this past weekend’s World Cup race in Winterberg, Germany. Her teammate, Kaillie Humphries, narrowly missed the medals finishing in fourth place but teamed with Sylvia Hoffman to claim the bronze medal in the two-woman bobsled World Cup race. Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaysha Love had the fastest run in the second heat and finished just behind their teammates in fourth. In World Cup skiing there was an outstanding victory for Sweden’s Sara Hector in Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom to put her on top of that discipline rankings, Meanwhile Slovakian Petra Vlhova continues he winning streak by adding the Kranjski Gora slalom to her CV but was beaten by her arch rival Mikaela Shiffrin in Schladming 15 hundreths of a second. There is also news from tennis, cycling, baseball, basketball and speedskating with a story of sportsmanship by American Brittany Bowe making our headline story.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: January 12, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48265366</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:49:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48265366/news_desk_s4e2.mp3" length="45065979" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We kick off this week with the Olympic Games just three weeks away and selection trials happening around the world. American Elana Meyers Taylor stamps her place in Monobob, which will be making its debut in Beijing. She currently leads in women’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We kick off this week with the Olympic Games just three weeks away and selection trials happening around the world. American Elana Meyers Taylor stamps her place in Monobob, which will be making its debut in Beijing. She currently leads in women’s monobob points after winning this past weekend’s World Cup race in Winterberg, Germany. Her teammate, Kaillie Humphries, narrowly missed the medals finishing in fourth place but teamed with Sylvia Hoffman to claim the bronze medal in the two-woman bobsled World Cup race. Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaysha Love had the fastest run in the second heat and finished just behind their teammates in fourth. In World Cup skiing there was an outstanding victory for Sweden’s Sara Hector in Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom to put her on top of that discipline rankings, Meanwhile Slovakian Petra Vlhova continues he winning streak by adding the Kranjski Gora slalom to her CV but was beaten by her arch rival Mikaela Shiffrin in Schladming 15 hundreths of a second. There is also news from tennis, cycling, baseball, basketball and speedskating with a story of sportsmanship by American Brittany Bowe making our headline story.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: January 12, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1880</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,sports,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Olympic Skateboarders Awarded for Sportsmanship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/olympic-skateboarders-awarded-for-sportsmanship--48169594</link><description><![CDATA[Chris &amp; Nancy kick off the first show of the year with a new look and name for the weekly news podcast that we like to call the News Desk since that’s what we are all about heading into Season 4. And we begin with a round up of the winter sports that have been headlining: World Cup two-women bobsled heralded the holidays with a win for the American duo of Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza. In alpine skiing the Slovakian slalomist Petra Vlhova won the last two slalom races in Lienz and Zagreb and finished second in the Lienz GS giving her a lead of 140 points in the slalom rankings ahead of American Mikaela Shiffrin who had to miss Lienz when she tested positive to Covid-19. Mikaela was back racing in Zagreb this week finishing runner-up to Petra. We look ahead to the Australian Open Tennis, which runs January 17-30 and share our expectations of the first grand slam of the year. Other stories: Naomi Osaka makes her return; Sifan Hassan reflects on her Olympic campaign; Women's Olympic skateboarders win fair play award; British Army officer Preet Chandi is the first woman of color to solo ski to the South Pole and Nancy looks ahead to a bumper year of major championship events in women’s sport in 2022.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: January 4, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48169594</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48169594/news_desk_s4e1.mp3" length="65803481" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris &amp;amp; Nancy kick off the first show of the year with a new look and name for the weekly news podcast that we like to call the News Desk since that’s what we are all about heading into Season 4. And we begin with a round up of the winter sports...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris &amp; Nancy kick off the first show of the year with a new look and name for the weekly news podcast that we like to call the News Desk since that’s what we are all about heading into Season 4. And we begin with a round up of the winter sports that have been headlining: World Cup two-women bobsled heralded the holidays with a win for the American duo of Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza. In alpine skiing the Slovakian slalomist Petra Vlhova won the last two slalom races in Lienz and Zagreb and finished second in the Lienz GS giving her a lead of 140 points in the slalom rankings ahead of American Mikaela Shiffrin who had to miss Lienz when she tested positive to Covid-19. Mikaela was back racing in Zagreb this week finishing runner-up to Petra. We look ahead to the Australian Open Tennis, which runs January 17-30 and share our expectations of the first grand slam of the year. Other stories: Naomi Osaka makes her return; Sifan Hassan reflects on her Olympic campaign; Women's Olympic skateboarders win fair play award; British Army officer Preet Chandi is the first woman of color to solo ski to the South Pole and Nancy looks ahead to a bumper year of major championship events in women’s sport in 2022.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: January 4, 2022<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2746</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Review of the Year</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/review-of-the-year--48016291</link><description><![CDATA[As 2021 comes to a close we look back at what has been an extraordinary year for women in sport. We have each chosen a handful of remarkable performances from a variety of sports, which will always be stand-out achievements, personal bests for the athletes and go down in the history of their sport. There are so many adjectives to describe what women have accomplished this year as the standards continue to improve, and records are continually broken. There is nothing to compare with the guts and determination of these dedicated athletes whose goals may have been achieved this year but new ones will be set for the future. It has been and continues to be a thrill to watch women continue to soar to greater heights in their sports and show what is possible. And just when we think that a record that cannot be broken we see another generation break down barriers, train even harder, take on tougher competition and excel in themselves while showing the world the potential for women in any sport, anywhere in the world.<br /><br />Chris’ pick:<br />Team Canada Football Olympic Gold Medalists<br />Molly Seidel, Olympic Marathon Bronze Medalist<br />Carissa Moore, Olympic Surfing Champion<br />Jessica Fox, Olympic Slalom Canoeing Gold Medalist<br />Jamie Chadwick, W Series Motor Racing Champion<br />Team GB European Eventing Champions<br />Rachael Blackmore, Grand National Winner (also Nancy’s pick)<br />Emma Raducanu, US Open Tennis Champion (also Nancy’s pick)<br />Nancy’s pick:<br />Elaine Thompson-Herah, 100m and 200m Olympic Champion<br />Fallon Sherrock, first woman to win a Professional Darts Championship<br />The Hundred Cricket Opener at The Oval Cricket Ground.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: December 21, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48016291</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/48016291/wisp_sports_desk_s3e46.mp3" length="70745146" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As 2021 comes to a close we look back at what has been an extraordinary year for women in sport. We have each chosen a handful of remarkable performances from a variety of sports, which will always be stand-out achievements, personal bests for the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As 2021 comes to a close we look back at what has been an extraordinary year for women in sport. We have each chosen a handful of remarkable performances from a variety of sports, which will always be stand-out achievements, personal bests for the athletes and go down in the history of their sport. There are so many adjectives to describe what women have accomplished this year as the standards continue to improve, and records are continually broken. There is nothing to compare with the guts and determination of these dedicated athletes whose goals may have been achieved this year but new ones will be set for the future. It has been and continues to be a thrill to watch women continue to soar to greater heights in their sports and show what is possible. And just when we think that a record that cannot be broken we see another generation break down barriers, train even harder, take on tougher competition and excel in themselves while showing the world the potential for women in any sport, anywhere in the world.<br /><br />Chris’ pick:<br />Team Canada Football Olympic Gold Medalists<br />Molly Seidel, Olympic Marathon Bronze Medalist<br />Carissa Moore, Olympic Surfing Champion<br />Jessica Fox, Olympic Slalom Canoeing Gold Medalist<br />Jamie Chadwick, W Series Motor Racing Champion<br />Team GB European Eventing Champions<br />Rachael Blackmore, Grand National Winner (also Nancy’s pick)<br />Emma Raducanu, US Open Tennis Champion (also Nancy’s pick)<br />Nancy’s pick:<br />Elaine Thompson-Herah, 100m and 200m Olympic Champion<br />Fallon Sherrock, first woman to win a Professional Darts Championship<br />The Hundred Cricket Opener at The Oval Cricket Ground.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: December 21, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2952</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,end,holidays,review,sport,women,year</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>46</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Amelie Mauresmo Becomes First Female Director of French Open</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/amelie-mauresmo-becomes-first-female-director-of-french-open--47923891</link><description><![CDATA[Former World No 1 tennis player Amelie Mauresmo has become the first female director of the French Open at Roland Garros, only the second to be in charge of a Grand Slam tournament. Lara Gut-Behrami wins St Moritz Super G first run and suffers heavy fall on second run. Federica Brignoni beats compatriot Elena Curtoni and Mikaela Shiffrin to win the second GS and become the most successful Italian skier with 17 World Cup victories. Team USA Slider Elana Meyers Taylor extended her lead in women’s monobob points by winning the World Cup race in Winterberg. Robbie Dunne suspended for 18 months in Bryony Frost bullying case. Truth Is Elusive in Attack on a French Soccer Star. Nassar victims reach $380M settlement with USA Gymnastics<br />Australia, Canada and Britain join US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Pitch invader decked by Sam Kerr can't be arrested because it was a women's match. U.S. Soccer, USWNT agree to stop paying NWSL salaries<br />Alex Morgan to San Diego Wave, Canadian Women’s Soccer League promises expansion. England's Zoe Aldcroft named World Rugby Player of the Year. Serena Williams withdraws from Australian Open. Simone Biles Named Times Athlete of the Year. WTA Player Awards and Emma Raducanu tests positive to Covid-19.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: December 14, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47923891</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47923891/wisp_sports_desk_s3e45.mp3" length="71652849" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Former World No 1 tennis player Amelie Mauresmo has become the first female director of the French Open at Roland Garros, only the second to be in charge of a Grand Slam tournament. Lara Gut-Behrami wins St Moritz Super G first run and suffers heavy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former World No 1 tennis player Amelie Mauresmo has become the first female director of the French Open at Roland Garros, only the second to be in charge of a Grand Slam tournament. Lara Gut-Behrami wins St Moritz Super G first run and suffers heavy fall on second run. Federica Brignoni beats compatriot Elena Curtoni and Mikaela Shiffrin to win the second GS and become the most successful Italian skier with 17 World Cup victories. Team USA Slider Elana Meyers Taylor extended her lead in women’s monobob points by winning the World Cup race in Winterberg. Robbie Dunne suspended for 18 months in Bryony Frost bullying case. Truth Is Elusive in Attack on a French Soccer Star. Nassar victims reach $380M settlement with USA Gymnastics<br />Australia, Canada and Britain join US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Pitch invader decked by Sam Kerr can't be arrested because it was a women's match. U.S. Soccer, USWNT agree to stop paying NWSL salaries<br />Alex Morgan to San Diego Wave, Canadian Women’s Soccer League promises expansion. England's Zoe Aldcroft named World Rugby Player of the Year. Serena Williams withdraws from Australian Open. Simone Biles Named Times Athlete of the Year. WTA Player Awards and Emma Raducanu tests positive to Covid-19.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: December 14, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2990</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,football,gymnastics,holidays,skiing,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>45</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sofia Goggia Clinches Hat-trick in Lake Louise</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sofia-goggia-clinches-hat-trick-in-lake-louise--47823985</link><description><![CDATA[The Italian bullet that is Sofia Goggia stole the show at Lake Louise this past weekend with a hat-trick in the Super Gs and Downhill with American Breezy Johnson being her main threat in two races and Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami in the second Super G. The White Circus is now in St Moritz for two Super G races on Dec 11/12. Also last weekend, Kaillie Humphries won first Bobsled World Cup race as an American citizen, the USA Rugby 7s team finished 5th in the rankings after the Dubai 7s tournament the past two weekends with Leo’s Den co-hosts Naya Tapper and Ilona Maher putting on stellar performance in attack and defense. English football club Chelsea won the FA Cup Final, and the NWSL transfer season has seen some big moves already. In tennis, Britain’s Johanna Konta announces her retirement, Bianca Andreescu withdraws from the Australian Open. And in awards news Emma Raducanu, Lauren James Recognized are celebrated at the BT Sports Action Woman Awards, Red Roses Coach Simon Middleton becomes first coach of a women's team to be named World Rugby Coach of the Year, and Elaine Thompson-Herah is named Female Athlete of the Year.<br /><br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: December 7, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47823985</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47823985/wisp_sports_desk_s3e44.mp3" length="47849199" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Italian bullet that is Sofia Goggia stole the show at Lake Louise this past weekend with a hat-trick in the Super Gs and Downhill with American Breezy Johnson being her main threat in two races and Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami in the second...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Italian bullet that is Sofia Goggia stole the show at Lake Louise this past weekend with a hat-trick in the Super Gs and Downhill with American Breezy Johnson being her main threat in two races and Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami in the second Super G. The White Circus is now in St Moritz for two Super G races on Dec 11/12. Also last weekend, Kaillie Humphries won first Bobsled World Cup race as an American citizen, the USA Rugby 7s team finished 5th in the rankings after the Dubai 7s tournament the past two weekends with Leo’s Den co-hosts Naya Tapper and Ilona Maher putting on stellar performance in attack and defense. English football club Chelsea won the FA Cup Final, and the NWSL transfer season has seen some big moves already. In tennis, Britain’s Johanna Konta announces her retirement, Bianca Andreescu withdraws from the Australian Open. And in awards news Emma Raducanu, Lauren James Recognized are celebrated at the BT Sports Action Woman Awards, Red Roses Coach Simon Middleton becomes first coach of a women's team to be named World Rugby Coach of the Year, and Elaine Thompson-Herah is named Female Athlete of the Year.<br /><br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: December 7, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1997</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,football,holidays,news,rugby,skiing,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>44</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Young Talent Shines Down Under</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/young-talent-shines-down-under--47728011</link><description><![CDATA[Vermont resident Peggy Shinn reports on her local sporting event, the Killington Skiing World Cup where favorite Mikaela Shiffrin won the Slalom ahead of her fiercest opponent Slovakian Petra Vlhova. And another American, Elana Meyers Taylor, claimed her second consecutive win in the monobob in Igles, Austria. The USWNT held Australia to a 1-1 draw in the second of their two friendly games after winning 3-1 last week in Sydney. Ashley Hatch scored her first international goal and went on to score again in the second game. Nancy has other international news including Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona winning the 2021 Ballon d’Or, Sam Mewis moving to KC Current, Rhian Wilkinson being named Portland Thorns FC Head Coach, Emergence of new COVID-19 variant forces cancellation of Winter Universiade in Switzerland, China claims new COVID-19 Omicron variant will not force Beijing 2022 postponement, the removal of riding from modern pentathlon approved at UIPM Congress despite CAS appeal while Denmark, Sweden and Finland call UIPM Congress "farcical" with accusations of election rules breaches. Carlos Nuzman sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for Rio 2016 corruption, and Dart World Championship draw for Fallon Sherrock.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 30, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47728011</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47728011/wisp_sports_desk_s3e43.mp3" length="74528693" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Vermont resident Peggy Shinn reports on her local sporting event, the Killington Skiing World Cup where favorite Mikaela Shiffrin won the Slalom ahead of her fiercest opponent Slovakian Petra Vlhova. And another American, Elana Meyers Taylor, claimed...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vermont resident Peggy Shinn reports on her local sporting event, the Killington Skiing World Cup where favorite Mikaela Shiffrin won the Slalom ahead of her fiercest opponent Slovakian Petra Vlhova. And another American, Elana Meyers Taylor, claimed her second consecutive win in the monobob in Igles, Austria. The USWNT held Australia to a 1-1 draw in the second of their two friendly games after winning 3-1 last week in Sydney. Ashley Hatch scored her first international goal and went on to score again in the second game. Nancy has other international news including Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona winning the 2021 Ballon d’Or, Sam Mewis moving to KC Current, Rhian Wilkinson being named Portland Thorns FC Head Coach, Emergence of new COVID-19 variant forces cancellation of Winter Universiade in Switzerland, China claims new COVID-19 Omicron variant will not force Beijing 2022 postponement, the removal of riding from modern pentathlon approved at UIPM Congress despite CAS appeal while Denmark, Sweden and Finland call UIPM Congress "farcical" with accusations of election rules breaches. Carlos Nuzman sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for Rio 2016 corruption, and Dart World Championship draw for Fallon Sherrock.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 30, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3110</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,football,holidays,news,skiing,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>43</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>US Sliders Steal the Show</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/us-sliders-steal-the-show--47624873</link><description><![CDATA[Nancy has all the top stories this week including U.S. Sliders stealing the show at the World Cup Bob/Monosled in Igls, Austria last weekend with Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries finishing 1-2. Gabriela Muguruza gave Spain its first WTA title when she beat Estonia’s Anett Kontaviet 6-3, 7-5 in Guadalajara last week. Slovakian Petra Vlhova dominated the Slalom races in Levi, Finland last weekend winning all four races ahead of American Mikaela Shiffrin. Washington Spirit won the NWSL Championship beating the Chicago Red Stars 2-1, and more accusations of abuse by coaches cloud the NWSL as the season concludes. Emilie Bydwell has been selected as Head Coach of the USA Women’s Sevens National Team. Women’s Paracanoe VL3 will make its debut in Paris. The Olympics Finally Does Something to End Trans-Exclusionary Policies. And five finalists are confirmed for Female World Athlete of the Year.<br /><br />Host: Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 23, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47624873</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47624873/wisp_sports_desk_s3e42.mp3" length="34519781" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nancy has all the top stories this week including U.S. Sliders stealing the show at the World Cup Bob/Monosled in Igls, Austria last weekend with Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries finishing 1-2. Gabriela Muguruza gave Spain its first WTA title...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nancy has all the top stories this week including U.S. Sliders stealing the show at the World Cup Bob/Monosled in Igls, Austria last weekend with Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries finishing 1-2. Gabriela Muguruza gave Spain its first WTA title when she beat Estonia’s Anett Kontaviet 6-3, 7-5 in Guadalajara last week. Slovakian Petra Vlhova dominated the Slalom races in Levi, Finland last weekend winning all four races ahead of American Mikaela Shiffrin. Washington Spirit won the NWSL Championship beating the Chicago Red Stars 2-1, and more accusations of abuse by coaches cloud the NWSL as the season concludes. Emilie Bydwell has been selected as Head Coach of the USA Women’s Sevens National Team. Women’s Paracanoe VL3 will make its debut in Paris. The Olympics Finally Does Something to End Trans-Exclusionary Policies. And five finalists are confirmed for Female World Athlete of the Year.<br /><br />Host: Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: November 23, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% of more than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1440</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,holidays,news,sport,thanksgiving,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>42</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Stars are Realigned in Women's Rugby</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stars-are-realigned-in-women-s-rugby--47509248</link><description><![CDATA[The legendary Black Ferns sent shock waves through the world of women’s rugby this week being defeated for three successive games, which is unheard of. Ali Donnelly from Scrumqueens explains what's behind these headlines and if the Black Ferns have been caught napping now that other teams have become professional. And she has the other top news stories from the 15s as we head into a holiday season for the women’s game. And Nancy has the rest of the news which this week includes the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Emma Raducanu’s new coach, a round of football including the NWSL playoffs and a renewed WSL contract. Also the darts season has just got underway and already Fallon Sherrock is making history<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Guest: Ali Donnelly, Scrumqueens<br />Recorded November 16, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47509248</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47509248/wisp_sports_desk_s3e41.mp3" length="69348543" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The legendary Black Ferns sent shock waves through the world of women’s rugby this week being defeated for three successive games, which is unheard of. Ali Donnelly from Scrumqueens explains what's behind these headlines and if the Black Ferns have...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The legendary Black Ferns sent shock waves through the world of women’s rugby this week being defeated for three successive games, which is unheard of. Ali Donnelly from Scrumqueens explains what's behind these headlines and if the Black Ferns have been caught napping now that other teams have become professional. And she has the other top news stories from the 15s as we head into a holiday season for the women’s game. And Nancy has the rest of the news which this week includes the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Emma Raducanu’s new coach, a round of football including the NWSL playoffs and a renewed WSL contract. Also the darts season has just got underway and already Fallon Sherrock is making history<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Guest: Ali Donnelly, Scrumqueens<br />Recorded November 16, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2894</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>christmas,holidays,news,rugby,sport,thanksgiving,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pentathlon United is Focused on Saving the Sport</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pentathlon-united-is-focused-on-saving-the-sport--47397974</link><description><![CDATA[Modern Pentathlon Olympic Silver Medalist, World Champion, Performance Consultant, Speaker and Coach Samantha Murray joins Chris &amp; Nancy this week to explain the workings of the governing body in the light of the UIPM’s decision to drop the equestrian phase of the sport. We hear about the efforts being made by a group of change, Pentathlon United, to introduce transparency and include the athletes in the discussions, as well as the movement to oust the current president. The goal of course is to keep the sport in the Olympics and uphold integrity that has been undermined by the current debacle. Elsewhere Nancy has other news from around the world involving football, rugby, marathon running, and more.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />Recorded: November 9, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47397974</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47397974/wisp_sports_desk_s3e40.mp3" length="87622109" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Modern Pentathlon Olympic Silver Medalist, World Champion, Performance Consultant, Speaker and Coach Samantha Murray joins Chris &amp;amp; Nancy this week to explain the workings of the governing body in the light of the UIPM’s decision to drop the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Modern Pentathlon Olympic Silver Medalist, World Champion, Performance Consultant, Speaker and Coach Samantha Murray joins Chris &amp; Nancy this week to explain the workings of the governing body in the light of the UIPM’s decision to drop the equestrian phase of the sport. We hear about the efforts being made by a group of change, Pentathlon United, to introduce transparency and include the athletes in the discussions, as well as the movement to oust the current president. The goal of course is to keep the sport in the Olympics and uphold integrity that has been undermined by the current debacle. Elsewhere Nancy has other news from around the world involving football, rugby, marathon running, and more.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />Recorded: November 9, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3656</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>modern,pentathlon,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>40</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Modern Pentathlon Axes Equestrian</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-pentathlon-axes-equestrian--47297722</link><description><![CDATA[We begin this week’s top news stories with an update from Modern Pentathlon and a proposal by its international federation the UIPM to replace the equestrian discipline with cycling. This follows the incident in Tokyo of a German rider and trainer who were in the lead at the time being eliminated for abusing the horse. Another update from the Olympics involves beach handball and the dress code being updated following criticism and sexism regarding the bikini rule. We have the final qualifiers for the WTA Final taking place next week in Guadalajara, Mexico. US Softball has named Heather Tarr as its Head Coach, Welsh rugby is making history by awarding professional contracts to the women’s team. Germany’ Isabell Werth won the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2021/2022 Western European League qualifier in Lyon, France with the 16-year-old mare Weihegold OLD with whom she claimed the last three series titles. England cricketer Sarah Taylor has been given a groundbreaking coaching appointment with a men’s team. The Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee is at odds with the local union. And the Euro 2022 football draw is announced.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />Recorded: November 3, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47297722</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:27:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47297722/wisp_sports_desk_s3e39.mp3" length="59417166" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We begin this week’s top news stories with an update from Modern Pentathlon and a proposal by its international federation the UIPM to replace the equestrian discipline with cycling. This follows the incident in Tokyo of a German rider and trainer who...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We begin this week’s top news stories with an update from Modern Pentathlon and a proposal by its international federation the UIPM to replace the equestrian discipline with cycling. This follows the incident in Tokyo of a German rider and trainer who were in the lead at the time being eliminated for abusing the horse. Another update from the Olympics involves beach handball and the dress code being updated following criticism and sexism regarding the bikini rule. We have the final qualifiers for the WTA Final taking place next week in Guadalajara, Mexico. US Softball has named Heather Tarr as its Head Coach, Welsh rugby is making history by awarding professional contracts to the women’s team. Germany’ Isabell Werth won the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2021/2022 Western European League qualifier in Lyon, France with the 16-year-old mare Weihegold OLD with whom she claimed the last three series titles. England cricketer Sarah Taylor has been given a groundbreaking coaching appointment with a men’s team. The Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee is at odds with the local union. And the Euro 2022 football draw is announced.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />Recorded: November 3, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources and hundreds more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.71 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2480</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>39</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jamie Chadwick Takes W Series Title</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jamie-chadwick-takes-w-series-title--47166530</link><description><![CDATA[Britain’s motor racing driver Jamie Chadwick is our top story this week having clinched the 2021 W Series title. Jamie’s consistency this season showed how talented a driver she is and as a development driver for the Williams team she is poised to move up to Formula 1. It’s been 40 years since a woman was on the starting grid of Formula 1 and now there are a number of women hungry to achieve that ultimate ambition. World Cup seasons in Skiing and Dressage took place last weekend with American Mikaela Shiffrin winning the Giant Slalom in Soelden ahead of Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami. And Danish rider Cathrine Dufour aboard the 18 year old Atterupgaards Cassidy won the first leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup 2021/2022 Western European League on home soil in Herning ahead of compatriots Carina Cassøe Krüth and Heiline’s Danciera with the Dutch duo of Dinja van Liere and Hermes in third. Germany’s eventing queen Ingrid Klimke showed her versatility aboard the 13 year old stallion Franziskus 15 finishing seventh of the 14 riders. Plus there is news in football, tennis, gymnastics field hockey, netball and running.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 26, 2021.<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.69 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47166530</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47166530/wisp_sports_desk_s3e38.mp3" length="39634200" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Britain’s motor racing driver Jamie Chadwick is our top story this week having clinched the 2021 W Series title. Jamie’s consistency this season showed how talented a driver she is and as a development driver for the Williams team she is poised to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Britain’s motor racing driver Jamie Chadwick is our top story this week having clinched the 2021 W Series title. Jamie’s consistency this season showed how talented a driver she is and as a development driver for the Williams team she is poised to move up to Formula 1. It’s been 40 years since a woman was on the starting grid of Formula 1 and now there are a number of women hungry to achieve that ultimate ambition. World Cup seasons in Skiing and Dressage took place last weekend with American Mikaela Shiffrin winning the Giant Slalom in Soelden ahead of Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami. And Danish rider Cathrine Dufour aboard the 18 year old Atterupgaards Cassidy won the first leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup 2021/2022 Western European League on home soil in Herning ahead of compatriots Carina Cassøe Krüth and Heiline’s Danciera with the Dutch duo of Dinja van Liere and Hermes in third. Germany’s eventing queen Ingrid Klimke showed her versatility aboard the 13 year old stallion Franziskus 15 finishing seventh of the 14 riders. Plus there is news in football, tennis, gymnastics field hockey, netball and running.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br />Recorded: October 26, 2021.<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.69 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1654</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>38</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>World Cup Skiing Preview</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/world-cup-skiing-preview--47053464</link><description><![CDATA[Team USA reporter Peggy Shinn joins us again this week to preview the start of the World Cup Skiing season with the 2022 Winter Olympics also around the corner. As usual Nancy has gathered all the top stories from around the world beginning with football where there continues to be fallout from the recently reported cases of abuse and the ripple effect from player to the sport’s administrators. And in the continued aftermath of abuse in gymnastics the FIG has produced 10 golden rules for the sport to follow. Plus some encouraging news in women’s rugby, tennis from Indian Wells and an upset in the WNBA final. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />Recorded: October 19, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.69 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47053464</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/47053464/wisp_sports_desk_s3e37.mp3" length="68437714" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Team USA reporter Peggy Shinn joins us again this week to preview the start of the World Cup Skiing season with the 2022 Winter Olympics also around the corner. As usual Nancy has gathered all the top stories from around the world beginning with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Team USA reporter Peggy Shinn joins us again this week to preview the start of the World Cup Skiing season with the 2022 Winter Olympics also around the corner. As usual Nancy has gathered all the top stories from around the world beginning with football where there continues to be fallout from the recently reported cases of abuse and the ripple effect from player to the sport’s administrators. And in the continued aftermath of abuse in gymnastics the FIG has produced 10 golden rules for the sport to follow. Plus some encouraging news in women’s rugby, tennis from Indian Wells and an upset in the WNBA final. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />Recorded: October 19, 2021<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.69 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2856</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,gymnastics,news,rugby,skiing,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>37</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Naya Tapper Leads New Rugby Sevens Tournament</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/naya-tapper-leads-new-rugby-sevens-tournament--46945108</link><description><![CDATA[Rugby Sevens Olympian Naya Tapper led one of four teams taking part in the new PR7s Tournament in Memphis, TN last weekend and shares the experience with us as well as her thoughts on how this new concept belongs in women’s rugby sevens. Nancy has the top news stories from around the world including a survey on women’s sport, a study on body shaming elite athletes, the NWSL and WSL protests, tennis, marathon running and a scandal in South Korean short track.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.69 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46945108</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46945108/wisp_sports_desk_s3e36.mp3" length="77770610" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Rugby Sevens Olympian Naya Tapper led one of four teams taking part in the new PR7s Tournament in Memphis, TN last weekend and shares the experience with us as well as her thoughts on how this new concept belongs in women’s rugby sevens. Nancy has the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rugby Sevens Olympian Naya Tapper led one of four teams taking part in the new PR7s Tournament in Memphis, TN last weekend and shares the experience with us as well as her thoughts on how this new concept belongs in women’s rugby sevens. Nancy has the top news stories from around the world including a survey on women’s sport, a study on body shaming elite athletes, the NWSL and WSL protests, tennis, marathon running and a scandal in South Korean short track.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are ranked in the top 2% more of than 2.69 million podcasts worldwide. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3245</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>rugby,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>36</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Women Deserve Respect</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/women-deserve-respect--46835667</link><description><![CDATA[The hurricane that swept through the NWSL last week was long overdue and the reverberations will be heard for a long time. The significance of what has happened in gymnastics in the US and now in football has grasped the news headlines beyond the sports pages and that is our top story this week. We also have news from tennis, cycling, sailing and handball. But we begin with Nancy’s amazing achievement in completing the London Marathon as she tells Dr. Juliet McGrattan who has completed the race twice. Nancy shares the highlights of her race and Juliet will be digging deeper in the training and preparation on the season premier of Season 2 of Active Health, which she hosts, when it returns this month.<br /><br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are also in the top 2% of podcasts globally. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46835667</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46835667/wisp_sports_desk_s3e35.mp3" length="64154620" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The hurricane that swept through the NWSL last week was long overdue and the reverberations will be heard for a long time. The significance of what has happened in gymnastics in the US and now in football has grasped the news headlines beyond the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The hurricane that swept through the NWSL last week was long overdue and the reverberations will be heard for a long time. The significance of what has happened in gymnastics in the US and now in football has grasped the news headlines beyond the sports pages and that is our top story this week. We also have news from tennis, cycling, sailing and handball. But we begin with Nancy’s amazing achievement in completing the London Marathon as she tells Dr. Juliet McGrattan who has completed the race twice. Nancy shares the highlights of her race and Juliet will be digging deeper in the training and preparation on the season premier of Season 2 of Active Health, which she hosts, when it returns this month.<br /><br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1500+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. We are also in the top 2% of podcasts globally. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2677</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,marathon,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Britain's Golden Girls</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/britain-s-golden-girls--46728947</link><description><![CDATA[It’s been another week of great lead stories in women’s sport and we begin with Britain's all-women team of Nicola Wilson, Piggy March and Sarah Bullimore scooping all the medals at the European Eventing Championships with team veteran Nicola Wilson recovering from a broken neck in 2019 to becoming the European Team and Individual Champion. In tennis Wimbledon Champion Ash Barty weighs up the challenges of travel against playing the rest of the year in the lead up to the Australian Open where she may meet the defending champion Naomi Osaka who seems to be getting her appetite back for the sport following her personal challenges. Basketball’s golden girl Sue Bird is also weighing up retirement and her wedding plans to USWNT winger Megan Rapinoe. Speaking of retirement, U.S. Gymnast Simone Biles who was a victim of abuse by Larry Nassar, has said that she should have retired before Tokyo. We have more on that story. And Nancy also has an update about the continued threat by the Taliban to the Afghan Women’s Volleyball Team and other female athletes. Plus there’s NWSL and WSL news as well as an upset in netball.  The U.S. Ski &amp; Snowboard have announced the appointment of Sophie Goldschmidt as the organization’s next President and CEO. And we round off the show with Nancy’s final countdown as she prepares to compete in the London Marathon on October 3.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46728947</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46728947/wisp_sports_desk_s3e34.mp3" length="52252482" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It’s been another week of great lead stories in women’s sport and we begin with Britain's all-women team of Nicola Wilson, Piggy March and Sarah Bullimore scooping all the medals at the European Eventing Championships with team veteran Nicola Wilson...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s been another week of great lead stories in women’s sport and we begin with Britain's all-women team of Nicola Wilson, Piggy March and Sarah Bullimore scooping all the medals at the European Eventing Championships with team veteran Nicola Wilson recovering from a broken neck in 2019 to becoming the European Team and Individual Champion. In tennis Wimbledon Champion Ash Barty weighs up the challenges of travel against playing the rest of the year in the lead up to the Australian Open where she may meet the defending champion Naomi Osaka who seems to be getting her appetite back for the sport following her personal challenges. Basketball’s golden girl Sue Bird is also weighing up retirement and her wedding plans to USWNT winger Megan Rapinoe. Speaking of retirement, U.S. Gymnast Simone Biles who was a victim of abuse by Larry Nassar, has said that she should have retired before Tokyo. We have more on that story. And Nancy also has an update about the continued threat by the Taliban to the Afghan Women’s Volleyball Team and other female athletes. Plus there’s NWSL and WSL news as well as an upset in netball.  The U.S. Ski &amp; Snowboard have announced the appointment of Sophie Goldschmidt as the organization’s next President and CEO. And we round off the show with Nancy’s final countdown as she prepares to compete in the London Marathon on October 3.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2180</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>eventing,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sportswomen Lead the Way</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sportswomen-lead-the-way--46622414</link><description><![CDATA[Women in sport continue to show the way for future generations from sport’s leadership to officiating. Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson has been appointed by Basketball Australia to focus on delivering gender equality in sport. Britain’s Sara Cox will be the first woman to referee a Premiership Rugby match. And another British star that is darts player Fallon Sherrock broke another barrier when she made the Nordic Masters final. Plus there’s football, swimming, climbing, skating, and eventing news.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46622414</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46622414/wisp_sports_desk_s3e33.mp3" length="44396808" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Women in sport continue to show the way for future generations from sport’s leadership to officiating. Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson has been appointed by Basketball Australia to focus on delivering gender equality in sport. Britain’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Women in sport continue to show the way for future generations from sport’s leadership to officiating. Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson has been appointed by Basketball Australia to focus on delivering gender equality in sport. Britain’s Sara Cox will be the first woman to referee a Premiership Rugby match. And another British star that is darts player Fallon Sherrock broke another barrier when she made the Nordic Masters final. Plus there’s football, swimming, climbing, skating, and eventing news.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1853</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>leadership,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Golden Summer for Women's Sport</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-golden-summer-for-women-s-sport--46537293</link><description><![CDATA[Emma Raducanu's stunning victory at the U.S. Open is headlines around the sports world so it's not surprising that for the fifth time in seven years the women's final has topped the men's in viewing figures in the US according to ESPN—women’s final 2.442m. Men’s final 2.051m.  Germany's Jessica von Bredahl Werndl and DSF Dalera won all three gold medals at the 2021 European Dressage Championship to add to her double gold from Tokyo. Also maintaining her Olympic form is gold medalist Carissa Moore who went on to win her fifth World Surf League title in California this week. And so did Australian Canoeist/Kayaker Jessica Fox who finished the 2021 Canoe Slalom World Cup season in style, both winning not only golds in Pau in canoe slalom and kayak, but also the overall World Cup series title. And Fiona Wylde becomes Stand up Paddling first World Champion. We also have news of the US Soccer Federation’s latest proposal for equal pay and the USWNT Players response. Plus breaking news of the investigation by Congress into the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar case.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46537293</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:58:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46537293/wisp_sports_desk_s3e32.mp3" length="62172078" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Emma Raducanu's stunning victory at the U.S. Open is headlines around the sports world so it's not surprising that for the fifth time in seven years the women's final has topped the men's in viewing figures in the US according to ESPN—women’s final...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emma Raducanu's stunning victory at the U.S. Open is headlines around the sports world so it's not surprising that for the fifth time in seven years the women's final has topped the men's in viewing figures in the US according to ESPN—women’s final 2.442m. Men’s final 2.051m.  Germany's Jessica von Bredahl Werndl and DSF Dalera won all three gold medals at the 2021 European Dressage Championship to add to her double gold from Tokyo. Also maintaining her Olympic form is gold medalist Carissa Moore who went on to win her fifth World Surf League title in California this week. And so did Australian Canoeist/Kayaker Jessica Fox who finished the 2021 Canoe Slalom World Cup season in style, both winning not only golds in Pau in canoe slalom and kayak, but also the overall World Cup series title. And Fiona Wylde becomes Stand up Paddling first World Champion. We also have news of the US Soccer Federation’s latest proposal for equal pay and the USWNT Players response. Plus breaking news of the investigation by Congress into the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar case.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2594</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>emma,raducanu,ssport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rising Stars of Tennis</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rising-stars-of-tennis--46416847</link><description><![CDATA[With the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in its final week we discuss youth versus experience as some rising stars in the sport make their mark. Nancy has the latest football news as the Women's Super League (WSL) kicks off its season, and transfers make news on the field while coaches make news from the bench. Meanwhile in golf, Europe beats the U.S. a second straight year in the Solheim Cup, there are changes in sports administration from Table Tennis and Ice Hockey, plus the European Dressage Championships take place this week in Hagen, Germany with the hosts all-women team favorite for team and individual medals.<br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46416847</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46416847/wisp_sports_desk_s3e31.mp3" length="62148916" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in its final week we discuss youth versus experience as some rising stars in the sport make their mark. Nancy has the latest football news as the Women's Super League (WSL) kicks off its season, and transfers...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in its final week we discuss youth versus experience as some rising stars in the sport make their mark. Nancy has the latest football news as the Women's Super League (WSL) kicks off its season, and transfers make news on the field while coaches make news from the bench. Meanwhile in golf, Europe beats the U.S. a second straight year in the Solheim Cup, there are changes in sports administration from Table Tennis and Ice Hockey, plus the European Dressage Championships take place this week in Hagen, Germany with the hosts all-women team favorite for team and individual medals.<br /><br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2593</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,sport,tennis,women,youth</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>31</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Kendall Gretsch' Winning Ways</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kendall-gretsch-winning-ways--46318474</link><description><![CDATA[American Kendall Gretsch won the Individual Triathlon PTWC by beating Australian Lauren Parker by one second in a thrilling sprint finish and stole the headlines this week. And there were lots more records broken in Tokyo including by para-cyclist Sarah Storey winning her 16th gold medal and New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe claiming her 10th gold. Plus our intern Madison Guong has her pick of the paras for the Youth segment, Chris rounds up the records from the NWSL last weekend and the start of the US Tennis Open. And Nancy has her top stories from around the world.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46318474</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46318474/wisp_sports_desk_s3e30.mp3" length="58789800" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>American Kendall Gretsch won the Individual Triathlon PTWC by beating Australian Lauren Parker by one second in a thrilling sprint finish and stole the headlines this week. And there were lots more records broken in Tokyo including by para-cyclist...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[American Kendall Gretsch won the Individual Triathlon PTWC by beating Australian Lauren Parker by one second in a thrilling sprint finish and stole the headlines this week. And there were lots more records broken in Tokyo including by para-cyclist Sarah Storey winning her 16th gold medal and New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe claiming her 10th gold. Plus our intern Madison Guong has her pick of the paras for the Youth segment, Chris rounds up the records from the NWSL last weekend and the start of the US Tennis Open. And Nancy has her top stories from around the world.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen <br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2453</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>paralympics,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Paralympic Games Gets Underway</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/paralympic-games-gets-underway--46222310</link><description><![CDATA[Now that the Paralympic Games are underway the focus has returned to Tokyo. Chris and Nancy are joined our WiSP Sports Madison Duong with a new Youth segment and her pick of some para-athletes to watch out for at these games. Also Chris spoke to Emily Adams from USA Today who reviewed Gender and Media Coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics which was published by The REP Report. Plus Nancy has her pick of the top news stories this week from around the world.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46222310</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46222310/wisp_sports_desk_s3e29.mp3" length="81102318" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Now that the Paralympic Games are underway the focus has returned to Tokyo. Chris and Nancy are joined our WiSP Sports Madison Duong with a new Youth segment and her pick of some para-athletes to watch out for at these games. Also Chris spoke to Emily...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Now that the Paralympic Games are underway the focus has returned to Tokyo. Chris and Nancy are joined our WiSP Sports Madison Duong with a new Youth segment and her pick of some para-athletes to watch out for at these games. Also Chris spoke to Emily Adams from USA Today who reviewed Gender and Media Coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics which was published by The REP Report. Plus Nancy has her pick of the top news stories this week from around the world.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3384</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>paralympics,sport,tokyo,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Peggy Shinn's Olympic Report Card</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/peggy-shinn-s-olympic-report-card--46142597</link><description><![CDATA[Chris is joined by Peggy Shinn this week to hear about her experiences in Tokyo reporting on the Olympic Games. Peggy describes herself as an Olympic writer for http://TeamUSA.org, mom, one-time Leadville100 mountain bike winner, skier, so-so tennis player, author of World Class. As the games fade in the rear view mirror, we hear first hand how the Olympic experience was for the media and we also consider the fallout for the Paralympics, which start next week. And we will also discuss the Olympic program over time and the sports that are vying for inclusion.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Peggy Shinn<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46142597</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:30:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46142597/wisp_sports_desk_s3e28.mp3" length="58383526" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris is joined by Peggy Shinn this week to hear about her experiences in Tokyo reporting on the Olympic Games. Peggy describes herself as an Olympic writer for http://TeamUSA.org, mom, one-time Leadville100 mountain bike winner, skier, so-so tennis...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris is joined by Peggy Shinn this week to hear about her experiences in Tokyo reporting on the Olympic Games. Peggy describes herself as an Olympic writer for http://TeamUSA.org, mom, one-time Leadville100 mountain bike winner, skier, so-so tennis player, author of World Class. As the games fade in the rear view mirror, we hear first hand how the Olympic experience was for the media and we also consider the fallout for the Paralympics, which start next week. And we will also discuss the Olympic program over time and the sports that are vying for inclusion.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Peggy Shinn<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2436</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,olympic,sport,tokyo,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>After the Games</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-the-games--46043170</link><description><![CDATA[With the 2020one Tokyo Olympic Games in the rearview mirror Chris and Nancy discuss some of the stories that have followed the games including handball, netball and basketball, as well as the International Olympic Committee decision to review its rules on the criteria for transgender participation. And they each pick one performance from these games that has stood out for them and why. Nancy’s choice is a Jamaican athlete and Chris has picked an American… who could they be? Tune in to our weekly news roundup to find out.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46043170</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46043170/wisp_sports_desk_s3e27.mp3" length="52719617" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With the 2020one Tokyo Olympic Games in the rearview mirror Chris and Nancy discuss some of the stories that have followed the games including handball, netball and basketball, as well as the International Olympic Committee decision to review its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the 2020one Tokyo Olympic Games in the rearview mirror Chris and Nancy discuss some of the stories that have followed the games including handball, netball and basketball, as well as the International Olympic Committee decision to review its rules on the criteria for transgender participation. And they each pick one performance from these games that has stood out for them and why. Nancy’s choice is a Jamaican athlete and Chris has picked an American… who could they be? Tune in to our weekly news roundup to find out.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2197</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,olympic,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>27</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Olympic Effect</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-olympic-effect--45969233</link><description><![CDATA[As we head towards the closing stages of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chris and Nancy reflect on some of the highlight performances as well as some headlines around the athlete’s stories off the field.  Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen joins in the conversation to talk about the pressures facing athletes and impact on their mental health. Some athletes have lost parents during the games, others have seen their Olympic dreams collapse though injuries. Invariably we have seen new champions emerge, there have also been surprisingly disappointing performances and many surprises as happens with Olympic Games. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45969233</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:05:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45969233/wisp_sports_desk_s3e26.mp3" length="68931626" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As we head towards the closing stages of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chris and Nancy reflect on some of the highlight performances as well as some headlines around the athlete’s stories off the field.  Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen joins in the conversation to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we head towards the closing stages of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chris and Nancy reflect on some of the highlight performances as well as some headlines around the athlete’s stories off the field.  Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen joins in the conversation to talk about the pressures facing athletes and impact on their mental health. Some athletes have lost parents during the games, others have seen their Olympic dreams collapse though injuries. Invariably we have seen new champions emerge, there have also been surprisingly disappointing performances and many surprises as happens with Olympic Games. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2876</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,olympic,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Carissa Moore Makes Olympic History</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/carissa-moore-makes-olympic-history--45863190</link><description><![CDATA[World number one and four-time world champion American surfer Carissa Moore took the gold medal this week in Tokyo as the sport found its way into the Olympic program for the first time. She dominated all of her heats and scored 14.93 in the final to beat South Africa's Bianca Buitendag, who managed 8.46. Sky Sports News Producer Sarah Dawkins joins Chris and Nancy from Tokyo to discuss the first days of competition at the Olympic Games. Which events and athletes have stood out for her and what she is looking forward to as medals are decided this first week. As we recorded the show this week the news broke that Simone Biles withdrew from the team gymnastics final and her teammates went on to secure the silver medal. Football gets down to the quarter-final stages with Sweden looking very strong contenders for the gold medal. Nancy has her pick of the top stories from women’s sport which are not only Olympic focused, there is other news to cover that is not an Olympic sport. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45863190</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45863190/wisp_sports_desk_s3e25.mp3" length="73684845" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>World number one and four-time world champion American surfer Carissa Moore took the gold medal this week in Tokyo as the sport found its way into the Olympic program for the first time. She dominated all of her heats and scored 14.93 in the final to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[World number one and four-time world champion American surfer Carissa Moore took the gold medal this week in Tokyo as the sport found its way into the Olympic program for the first time. She dominated all of her heats and scored 14.93 in the final to beat South Africa's Bianca Buitendag, who managed 8.46. Sky Sports News Producer Sarah Dawkins joins Chris and Nancy from Tokyo to discuss the first days of competition at the Olympic Games. Which events and athletes have stood out for her and what she is looking forward to as medals are decided this first week. As we recorded the show this week the news broke that Simone Biles withdrew from the team gymnastics final and her teammates went on to secure the silver medal. Football gets down to the quarter-final stages with Sweden looking very strong contenders for the gold medal. Nancy has her pick of the top stories from women’s sport which are not only Olympic focused, there is other news to cover that is not an Olympic sport. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3075</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,olympic,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Let The Games Begin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-games-begin--45776446</link><description><![CDATA[With two days to go the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the news from Tokyo is coming thick and fast, and it’s not all good news as Nancy explains in her round up of the top stories. Also Chris spoke to former New Zealand Football Fern midfielder Katie Duncan about the Olympic tournament and what the Ferns can expect. Katie made 131 appearance for the Ferns, including three Olympic Games and three World Cups, plus two U20 World Cups. In her amazing career she also played for Bad Neuenahr, Notts County, FC Zurich and Melbourne Victory. Since retiring at the end of 2019 Katie has been coaching three teams while she and her wife; former Ferns player Cilla Duncan, raise a family. They have a two year daughter Nadia and are expecting a second child later this year.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45776446</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45776446/wisp_sports_desk_s3e24.mp3" length="70826528" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With two days to go the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the news from Tokyo is coming thick and fast, and it’s not all good news as Nancy explains in her round up of the top stories. Also Chris spoke to former New Zealand Football Fern...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With two days to go the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the news from Tokyo is coming thick and fast, and it’s not all good news as Nancy explains in her round up of the top stories. Also Chris spoke to former New Zealand Football Fern midfielder Katie Duncan about the Olympic tournament and what the Ferns can expect. Katie made 131 appearance for the Ferns, including three Olympic Games and three World Cups, plus two U20 World Cups. In her amazing career she also played for Bad Neuenahr, Notts County, FC Zurich and Melbourne Victory. Since retiring at the end of 2019 Katie has been coaching three teams while she and her wife; former Ferns player Cilla Duncan, raise a family. They have a two year daughter Nadia and are expecting a second child later this year.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2955</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,olympic,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Can the USWNT Bring it Home?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-the-uswnt-bring-it-home--45684410</link><description><![CDATA[With one week to go to the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Nancy and Chris are joined by Associated Press reporter Anne Peterson who will be covering all the soccer. Nancy has been to a few Olympics and specializes in women’s soccer so no better person to ask for her predictions on the teams to look out for. We also find out what the not so secret weapon is of the gold medal favorites, USA, and Anne offers her medal predictions. Nancy has a different prediction on the color of medals so you have to listen in to find out who you think is going to win that bet. And as expected we have several Olympic stories from other sports and games related topics including the absence of fans.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45684410</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45684410/wisp_sports_desk_s3e23.mp3" length="64005630" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With one week to go to the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Nancy and Chris are joined by Associated Press reporter Anne Peterson who will be covering all the soccer. Nancy has been to a few Olympics and specializes in women’s soccer so no better...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With one week to go to the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Nancy and Chris are joined by Associated Press reporter Anne Peterson who will be covering all the soccer. Nancy has been to a few Olympics and specializes in women’s soccer so no better person to ask for her predictions on the teams to look out for. We also find out what the not so secret weapon is of the gold medal favorites, USA, and Anne offers her medal predictions. Nancy has a different prediction on the color of medals so you have to listen in to find out who you think is going to win that bet. And as expected we have several Olympic stories from other sports and games related topics including the absence of fans.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2671</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>games,olympic,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Pressure of Elite Sport on Young Athletes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pressure-of-elite-sport-on-young-athletes--45603428</link><description><![CDATA[Tennis is the top story this week as Wimbledon gets down to the quarter final stages. Britain’s Emma Raducanu, 18, made it through to the fourth round in her Wimbledon debut and made a name for herself with a determined fight against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic before being forced to retire when she was not feeling well in the second set. Emma’s retirement due to health concerns comes after the withdrawal of 23 year old Naomi Osaka from the French Open and Wimbledon after she was feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of her media responsibilities. And last week it was the American sprinter 21 year old Sha’Carrie Richardson who turned to Marijuana, a forbidden substance under IOC rules, to help her cope with the news of her mother’s death. The laser focus that elite athlete’s come under clearly imposes a unique pressure at a young age which we discuss. Chris shares her highlights from the US Women’s Soccer Team Send Off Series where the USA came a way with 4-0 victories in both games. Tobin Heath earned her place in the starting line up against Mexico this week when the US played the second of their friendly games. In last week’s game Heath returned to the squad after injuries to score within a minute of coming off the bench in the second half. And she underlined her form for the Tokyo Olympics by scoring again in the first half of last night’s game. While it was 4-0 in both games, the only difference was that in the second game all the goals came in the first half.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45603428</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:00:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45603428/sports_desk_s3e22.mp3" length="50689976" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tennis is the top story this week as Wimbledon gets down to the quarter final stages. Britain’s Emma Raducanu, 18, made it through to the fourth round in her Wimbledon debut and made a name for herself with a determined fight against Australia’s...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tennis is the top story this week as Wimbledon gets down to the quarter final stages. Britain’s Emma Raducanu, 18, made it through to the fourth round in her Wimbledon debut and made a name for herself with a determined fight against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic before being forced to retire when she was not feeling well in the second set. Emma’s retirement due to health concerns comes after the withdrawal of 23 year old Naomi Osaka from the French Open and Wimbledon after she was feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of her media responsibilities. And last week it was the American sprinter 21 year old Sha’Carrie Richardson who turned to Marijuana, a forbidden substance under IOC rules, to help her cope with the news of her mother’s death. The laser focus that elite athlete’s come under clearly imposes a unique pressure at a young age which we discuss. Chris shares her highlights from the US Women’s Soccer Team Send Off Series where the USA came a way with 4-0 victories in both games. Tobin Heath earned her place in the starting line up against Mexico this week when the US played the second of their friendly games. In last week’s game Heath returned to the squad after injuries to score within a minute of coming off the bench in the second half. And she underlined her form for the Tokyo Olympics by scoring again in the first half of last night’s game. While it was 4-0 in both games, the only difference was that in the second game all the goals came in the first half.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2115</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Nicci Daly Makes History with Ireland Hockey</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nicci-daly-makes-history-with-ireland-hockey--45511473</link><description><![CDATA[Olympic fever is real now as teams are announced on a daily basis following final trials and ahead of their departure for Tokyo.  Nancy explains the whys and wherefores to this week's top stories including new records in athletics, changing rules for the Olympic Games, plus the start of Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Round 2 of motor racing's W Series, a 19 year old PGA Champion, England enjoys another victory over India at cricket as well as netball and basketball highlights. And Chris talked to Irish Hockey player and WiSP Ambassador Nicci Daly about Ireland making its Olympic debut in the sport having qualified with their stunning silver medal performance at the World Cup in 2019. The Green Army will be buoyed with excitement and anticipation and for Nicci it will also mark her 200th cap.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nicci Daly<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45511473</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:18:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45511473/wisp_sports_desk_s3e21.mp3" length="56056058" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Olympic fever is real now as teams are announced on a daily basis following final trials and ahead of their departure for Tokyo.  Nancy explains the whys and wherefores to this week's top stories including new records in athletics, changing rules for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Olympic fever is real now as teams are announced on a daily basis following final trials and ahead of their departure for Tokyo.  Nancy explains the whys and wherefores to this week's top stories including new records in athletics, changing rules for the Olympic Games, plus the start of Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Round 2 of motor racing's W Series, a 19 year old PGA Champion, England enjoys another victory over India at cricket as well as netball and basketball highlights. And Chris talked to Irish Hockey player and WiSP Ambassador Nicci Daly about Ireland making its Olympic debut in the sport having qualified with their stunning silver medal performance at the World Cup in 2019. The Green Army will be buoyed with excitement and anticipation and for Nicci it will also mark her 200th cap.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nicci Daly<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2339</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sports,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>England v India with Radha Gupta</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/england-v-india-with-radha-gupta--45398000</link><description><![CDATA[Last week England Cricket faced India in a rare Test Match for the women’s game and these two giant teams were as expected very competitive. It was a game that was followed closely by Radha Gupta from her home in New Delhi and she joins us to share her thoughts on the match that ended in a draw. Radha is a supporter of women’s sport and founder of She Talks Ball.  Nancy has a round up of the news this week which is mainly focused on the Olympic Games, team selections, expectations of Tokyo and how the games will unfold with limited domestic spectators. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45398000</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45398000/wisp_sports_desk_s3e20.mp3" length="50894688" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Last week England Cricket faced India in a rare Test Match for the women’s game and these two giant teams were as expected very competitive. It was a game that was followed closely by Radha Gupta from her home in New Delhi and she joins us to share...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last week England Cricket faced India in a rare Test Match for the women’s game and these two giant teams were as expected very competitive. It was a game that was followed closely by Radha Gupta from her home in New Delhi and she joins us to share her thoughts on the match that ended in a draw. Radha is a supporter of women’s sport and founder of She Talks Ball.  Nancy has a round up of the news this week which is mainly focused on the Olympic Games, team selections, expectations of Tokyo and how the games will unfold with limited domestic spectators. <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2124</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cricket,news,soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Angie Delgado's Road to Tokyo</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/angie-delgado-s-road-to-tokyo--45314461</link><description><![CDATA[Nancy has selected her top stories from around the world to kick off this week’s episode starting with the French Open Tennis, plus a great deal for women’s rugby, additions to the Cricket Hundred teams announced, Irish boxer Kellie Harrington winning European gold and her ticket to Tokyo as has US Swimmer Katie Ledecky plus a four year ban for 1500m Olympic hopeful Shelby Houlihan. And then Chris catches up with another Tokyo bound WiSP Ambassador Angie Delgado who is the only woman on the US Judo team.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45314461</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45314461/sportsdesk_s3e19.mp3" length="76303390" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nancy has selected her top stories from around the world to kick off this week’s episode starting with the French Open Tennis, plus a great deal for women’s rugby, additions to the Cricket Hundred teams announced, Irish boxer Kellie Harrington winning...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nancy has selected her top stories from around the world to kick off this week’s episode starting with the French Open Tennis, plus a great deal for women’s rugby, additions to the Cricket Hundred teams announced, Irish boxer Kellie Harrington winning European gold and her ticket to Tokyo as has US Swimmer Katie Ledecky plus a four year ban for 1500m Olympic hopeful Shelby Houlihan. And then Chris catches up with another Tokyo bound WiSP Ambassador Angie Delgado who is the only woman on the US Judo team.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3184</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>judo,news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sam Cornett is Keeping Seniors Fit</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sam-cornett-is-keeping-seniors-fit--45219081</link><description><![CDATA[This week’s guest is Canadian Samantha Cornett who retired from professional squash in 2020. She is the current and 4-time Canadian Squash Champion and a Pan American Games gold medallist. Sam reached #23 in the world playing on the Professional Squash Association's World Tour and represented Canada on the National Team for over 10 years. Sam is also a squash coach. Since retiring she has taken up a second career and is now a Recreation Professional in Gerontology and certified Personal Trainer with a passion for helping older adults and seniors enhance their quality of life through fitness and community. Plus Nancy has a round up of the top news stories from around the world of women’s sport.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45219081</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45219081/sports_desk_s3e18.mp3" length="57922154" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week’s guest is Canadian Samantha Cornett who retired from professional squash in 2020. She is the current and 4-time Canadian Squash Champion and a Pan American Games gold medallist. Sam reached #23 in the world playing on the Professional...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s guest is Canadian Samantha Cornett who retired from professional squash in 2020. She is the current and 4-time Canadian Squash Champion and a Pan American Games gold medallist. Sam reached #23 in the world playing on the Professional Squash Association's World Tour and represented Canada on the National Team for over 10 years. Sam is also a squash coach. Since retiring she has taken up a second career and is now a Recreation Professional in Gerontology and certified Personal Trainer with a passion for helping older adults and seniors enhance their quality of life through fitness and community. Plus Nancy has a round up of the top news stories from around the world of women’s sport.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2417</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Courting the Media</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/courting-the-media--45136058</link><description><![CDATA[Team USA writer Peggy Shinn joins Nancy and Chris this week to share her views on athletes and media responsibilities at press conferences in light of Naomi Osaka’s recent statement and subsequent withdrawal from the French Open Tennis Championships in Roland Garros earlier this week. Plus Nancy’s news roundup from around the world of women’s sport including tennis, soccer, rugby, cricket, Taekwondo, Street Skateboarding and a debate about being celebratory or critical of women’s sport.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45136058</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:02:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45136058/sports_desk_s3e17.mp3" length="61633708" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Team USA writer Peggy Shinn joins Nancy and Chris this week to share her views on athletes and media responsibilities at press conferences in light of Naomi Osaka’s recent statement and subsequent withdrawal from the French Open Tennis Championships...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Team USA writer Peggy Shinn joins Nancy and Chris this week to share her views on athletes and media responsibilities at press conferences in light of Naomi Osaka’s recent statement and subsequent withdrawal from the French Open Tennis Championships in Roland Garros earlier this week. Plus Nancy’s news roundup from around the world of women’s sport including tennis, soccer, rugby, cricket, Taekwondo, Street Skateboarding and a debate about being celebratory or critical of women’s sport.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2572</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>naomi,news,osaka,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Anna Hopkin's Olympic Quest</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/anna-hopkin-s-olympic-quest--45048738</link><description><![CDATA[We are back after an enforced hiatus prompted by Chris being sick but she’s back at the microphone, albeit with her eyes closed! You can hear why as she explains what’s been happening the past few weeks. And as always Nancy has rounded up all the top stories from women’s sport around the globe, including, the latest on the Tokyo Olympic Games - who wants it to go ahead and how doesn’t; soccer/football; athletics from the Diamond League and Gender Washing in Sport - yes, this is a thing and we hear why women’s sport is the new currency in town. Our guest this week is British swimmer Anna Hopkin who has just returned from the European Championships as she prepares for the Olympic Games and a chance to break her personal bests in her quest for medals in three events.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45048738</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 14:22:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/45048738/sports_desk_s3e16.mp3" length="58637672" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We are back after an enforced hiatus prompted by Chris being sick but she’s back at the microphone, albeit with her eyes closed! You can hear why as she explains what’s been happening the past few weeks. And as always Nancy has rounded up all the top...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We are back after an enforced hiatus prompted by Chris being sick but she’s back at the microphone, albeit with her eyes closed! You can hear why as she explains what’s been happening the past few weeks. And as always Nancy has rounded up all the top stories from women’s sport around the globe, including, the latest on the Tokyo Olympic Games - who wants it to go ahead and how doesn’t; soccer/football; athletics from the Diamond League and Gender Washing in Sport - yes, this is a thing and we hear why women’s sport is the new currency in town. Our guest this week is British swimmer Anna Hopkin who has just returned from the European Championships as she prepares for the Olympic Games and a chance to break her personal bests in her quest for medals in three events.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2447</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athletics,football,games,olympic,soccer,sport,swimming,tokyo,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Closing the Visibility Gap in Women's Sport</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/closing-the-visibility-gap-in-women-s-sport--44425750</link><description><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy start by discussing 'Closing the Visibility Gap’ published by the Women’s Sports Trust in the UK which is the most comprehensive study ever produced into the commercial drivers of women’s sport. They also address why football (or soccer) has become the primary sport for media coverage based on its popularity and whether that’s at the cost of increasing coverage of other women’s sport. also in the news is the Tokyo Olympic Games football draw, wheelchair basketball’s new league for women, the international ski federation excluding women in World Cup Ski Flying and why Martina Navratilova thinks tennis in in good hands.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. 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They also address why football (or soccer) has become the primary sport for media coverage based on its popularity and whether that’s at the cost of increasing coverage of other women’s sport. also in the news is the Tokyo Olympic Games football draw, wheelchair basketball’s new league for women, the international ski federation excluding women in World Cup Ski Flying and why Martina Navratilova thinks tennis in in good hands.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1990</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,games,olympic,soccer,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/68f230b1a200c81695629c323f781e55.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rachael Blackmore Sets New Benchmarks</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rachael-blackmore-sets-new-benchmarks--44336119</link><description><![CDATA[This week’s guest is Nancy’s new colleague Georgia Goulding at Give Me Sport Women so we hear about how the website is focusing on growing coverage of women’s sport. Georgia shares her interest in women’s sport and journalist background and how the media is building a momentum across the younger generations. It was a fabulous weekend for women in sport last week at Ireland’s Rachael Blackmore makes history by winning the world’s most prestigious steeplechase, the Grand National at Aintree in England. And making the news and history were a few other British athletes who have made their form known as we mark 100 days to the Tokyo Olympic Games. We also hear how sports crowds are slowly emerging again after the pandemic not least of all at the new Racing Louisville v Orlando Pride in the NWSL. Also maintaining their unbeaten record was the US team holding Sweden to a 1-1 draw and beating France 2-0 in their International Friendly games in Europe. Plus England Cricket announces its fabulous line-up for the summer as they take on visitors India and New Zealand.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44336119</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:59:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44336119/sports_desk_s3e14.mp3" length="56088600" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week’s guest is Nancy’s new colleague Georgia Goulding at Give Me Sport Women so we hear about how the website is focusing on growing coverage of women’s sport. Georgia shares her interest in women’s sport and journalist background and how the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week’s guest is Nancy’s new colleague Georgia Goulding at Give Me Sport Women so we hear about how the website is focusing on growing coverage of women’s sport. Georgia shares her interest in women’s sport and journalist background and how the media is building a momentum across the younger generations. It was a fabulous weekend for women in sport last week at Ireland’s Rachael Blackmore makes history by winning the world’s most prestigious steeplechase, the Grand National at Aintree in England. And making the news and history were a few other British athletes who have made their form known as we mark 100 days to the Tokyo Olympic Games. We also hear how sports crowds are slowly emerging again after the pandemic not least of all at the new Racing Louisville v Orlando Pride in the NWSL. Also maintaining their unbeaten record was the US team holding Sweden to a 1-1 draw and beating France 2-0 in their International Friendly games in Europe. Plus England Cricket announces its fabulous line-up for the summer as they take on visitors India and New Zealand.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. 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And as always there is Olympic and Paralympic news plus top stories from women’s sport around the world including football and tennis.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. 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And as always there is Olympic and Paralympic news plus top stories from women’s sport around the world including football and tennis.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. 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Sarah was the captain of the Syrian women national team in the last tournament participating in what was the Arab 7s championship, which was held in Egypt where they won the silver medal. She is Head of Women's Rugby Development in Syria, Assistant Coach of the men's national team, the first Arab Asia woman referee and the first female to officiate a domestic 15's rugby match in Syria. Sarah is also a member in Asia Rugby competitions committee, and an advisory board member for Girls Rugby Club. She has recently been selected as one of Asia Rugby Unstoppables and she was also awarded World Rugby women's executive leadership scholarship among 12 recipients across the globe.<br /><br />Hosts: Nancy Gillen &amp; Chris Stafford<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44035038</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:27:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/44035038/sports_desk_s3e12.mp3" length="52810864" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nancy is back and our guest this week is Syrian player, coach and referee Sarah Abd Elbaki whose involvement in rugby began when she three and a half years ago. 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She has recently been selected as one of Asia Rugby Unstoppables and she was also awarded World Rugby women's executive leadership scholarship among 12 recipients across the globe.<br /><br />Hosts: Nancy Gillen &amp; Chris Stafford<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2204</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>field,hockey,rugby,skiing,soccer,sport,surfing,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bed9f60d5df5a24eaa03e7b977fedebb.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Coaching Changes Tactics</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/coaching-changes-tactics--43934150</link><description><![CDATA[There’s a different style to this week’s show as Chris is joined by her friend Marci Kornegay, Director of Membership at WeCOACH, for a conversation about golf, coaching and how the pandemic has impacted women in the coaching profession. Marci’s first career was as a college golf coach until she got out of the sun and took a desk job. In her current position she has watched how women coaches have had to adjust to the pandemic restraints on their profession and how their coaching styles have adapted. We also hear how she learnt to adapt when she hiked the Appalachian Trail alone—a true test of character and resilience to an ever changing environment. Something we all have learned to a greater or lesser extent during the pandemic. Words of wisdom from a coach turned adventurer.<br /><br />Host: Chris Stafford<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. 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Marci’s first career was as a college golf coach until she got out of the sun and took a desk job. In her current position she has watched how women coaches have had to adjust to the pandemic restraints on their profession and how their coaching styles have adapted. We also hear how she learnt to adapt when she hiked the Appalachian Trail alone—a true test of character and resilience to an ever changing environment. Something we all have learned to a greater or lesser extent during the pandemic. Words of wisdom from a coach turned adventurer.<br /><br />Host: Chris Stafford<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. 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And Chris chats with our resident GP for all things medical, Dr. Juliet McGratten who is publishing her second book next week. Run Well; Essential Health Questions and Answers for Runners will be available online and at book stores. Juliet explains how she has structured the book with chapters on anatomy and symptoms that most commonly affect runners.<br /><br />Top stories:<br /><br />Complaints of Emotional Abuse Roil Synchronized Swimming<br />Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics<br />Tokyo 2020 + IOC reaffirm commitment to gender equality<br />World Athletics launch gender equality campaign<br />New Zealand look ahead to 2022+2023<br />Women's cricket expansion<br />Cycling Crowd Funder<br /><br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. 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And Chris chats with our resident GP for all things medical, Dr. Juliet McGratten who is publishing her second book next week. Run Well; Essential Health Questions and Answers for Runners will be available online and at book stores. Juliet explains how she has structured the book with chapters on anatomy and symptoms that most commonly affect runners.<br /><br />Top stories:<br /><br />Complaints of Emotional Abuse Roil Synchronized Swimming<br />Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics<br />Tokyo 2020 + IOC reaffirm commitment to gender equality<br />World Athletics launch gender equality campaign<br />New Zealand look ahead to 2022+2023<br />Women's cricket expansion<br />Cycling Crowd Funder<br /><br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. 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And Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games has her selection of the top stories from around the world of women’s sport, including the Tokyo Olympic Games, Women's Rugby World Cup, British Gymnastics, the first women's nordic combined world champion and Caster Semenya confirms appeal. <br /><br />Tokyo 2020 appoint 12 women to Executive Board<br />Women's Rugby World Cup to be postponed<br />Legal action against British Gymnastics <br />Female athletes launch media company<br />Hansen becomes first women's nordic combined world champ<br />Birmingham 2022 women's sport day<br />Semenya confirms appeal<br />IPC announce IWD awards<br />Gut-Behrami secures super-G crystal globe but Brignone ends winning run.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43721845</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:16:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43721845/sports_desk_s3e9.mp3" length="55887661" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Our guest this week is Beth Barrett-Wild from the England Hundred Cricket Series to share some news of how the sport is growing for women with this new series. And Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games has her selection of the top stories from around the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our guest this week is Beth Barrett-Wild from the England Hundred Cricket Series to share some news of how the sport is growing for women with this new series. And Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games has her selection of the top stories from around the world of women’s sport, including the Tokyo Olympic Games, Women's Rugby World Cup, British Gymnastics, the first women's nordic combined world champion and Caster Semenya confirms appeal. <br /><br />Tokyo 2020 appoint 12 women to Executive Board<br />Women's Rugby World Cup to be postponed<br />Legal action against British Gymnastics <br />Female athletes launch media company<br />Hansen becomes first women's nordic combined world champ<br />Birmingham 2022 women's sport day<br />Semenya confirms appeal<br />IPC announce IWD awards<br />Gut-Behrami secures super-G crystal globe but Brignone ends winning run.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2332</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athletes,athletics,combined,commonwealth,cricket,games,gynmnastics,news,nordic,olympic,rugby,skiing,soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bed9f60d5df5a24eaa03e7b977fedebb.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lara Gut Behrami Steals the Show</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lara-gut-behrami-steals-the-show--43618313</link><description><![CDATA[Team USA reporter Peggy Shinn joins Chris and Nancy again this week tp review the Alpine World Skiing Championships where Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continued her consistent World Cup form to win two gold medals in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The She Believes Cup concludes today when the USA play Argentina and so far the World Cup Champions have continued their winning streak proving unbeatable. Nancy reviews the games so far and also shares her perspective on the rest of the top stories in women’s sport this week.<br /><br />Alpine Ski World Championships<br />Osaka wins Australian Open<br />She Believes Cup<br />500 days to go until Euro 2022<br />Sundhage to stay in charge of Brazil<br />USA Gymnastics scandal update<br />Golf President to make competitive return<br />IBU gender equality <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br /><br />38 mins.<br /><br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43618313</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:55:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43618313/sportsdesk_s3e8.mp3" length="55005615" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Team USA reporter Peggy Shinn joins Chris and Nancy again this week tp review the Alpine World Skiing Championships where Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continued her consistent World Cup form to win two gold medals in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Team USA reporter Peggy Shinn joins Chris and Nancy again this week tp review the Alpine World Skiing Championships where Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continued her consistent World Cup form to win two gold medals in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The She Believes Cup concludes today when the USA play Argentina and so far the World Cup Champions have continued their winning streak proving unbeatable. Nancy reviews the games so far and also shares her perspective on the rest of the top stories in women’s sport this week.<br /><br />Alpine Ski World Championships<br />Osaka wins Australian Open<br />She Believes Cup<br />500 days to go until Euro 2022<br />Sundhage to stay in charge of Brazil<br />USA Gymnastics scandal update<br />Golf President to make competitive return<br />IBU gender equality <br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br /><br />38 mins.<br /><br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2295</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>biathlon,gender,golf,gymnastics,news,skiing,soccer,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bed9f60d5df5a24eaa03e7b977fedebb.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Netball Kicks off New Super League Season Season</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/netball-kicks-off-new-super-league-season-season--43511567</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s show, Nancy and Chris are joined by Sophie Reynolds, Media Intern for Surrey Storm, which is part of the Netball Super League in the UK. With two games of the league played Sophie reviews how four of the the eleven teams are performing so far and offers her predictions for the rest of the season, which runs through June. While Netball is considered a Commonwealth sport, its popularity and support in player growth, fan base, government funding, sponsorship and media coverage has developed at a rapid pace over the past few years. It is now the fastest growing women’s team sport in the world. And Nancy shares her reaction to other news from around the world of women’s sport.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br /><br />49' 39"<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43511567</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:56:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43511567/sportsdesk_s3e7.mp3" length="71504471" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s show, Nancy and Chris are joined by Sophie Reynolds, Media Intern for Surrey Storm, which is part of the Netball Super League in the UK. With two games of the league played Sophie reviews how four of the the eleven teams are performing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s show, Nancy and Chris are joined by Sophie Reynolds, Media Intern for Surrey Storm, which is part of the Netball Super League in the UK. With two games of the league played Sophie reviews how four of the the eleven teams are performing so far and offers her predictions for the rest of the season, which runs through June. While Netball is considered a Commonwealth sport, its popularity and support in player growth, fan base, government funding, sponsorship and media coverage has developed at a rapid pace over the past few years. It is now the fastest growing women’s team sport in the world. And Nancy shares her reaction to other news from around the world of women’s sport.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br /><br />49' 39"<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2984</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bobsleigh,games,gymnastics,monobob,netball,olympic,skiing,sport,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bed9f60d5df5a24eaa03e7b977fedebb.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sky Blue FC Prepares for NWSL Pre-Season</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sky-blue-fc-prepares-for-nwsl-pre-season--43387034</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s episode Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue joins us to talk women’s soccer and she also shares some of the top national news in women’s sport that she collates for her weekly Women’s Sports Business Newsletter. We hear what pre-season involves at Sky Blue FC and how this NWSL club is facing a second season during a pandemic. Alyse picks her favorite news stories from the NBA to soccer. And Nancy has the top international news from skiing to tennis, athletics to decathlon. She also brings us up to date with news of Japanese politicians protesting to the comments made by Tokyo 2020 President as sponsors too join criticism of his sexist remarks against women.<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br /><br />43' 50"<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43387034</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:10:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43387034/sportsdesk_s3e6.mp3" length="63138572" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s episode Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue joins us to talk women’s soccer and she also shares some of the top national news in women’s sport that she collates for her weekly Women’s Sports Business Newsletter. We hear what...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s episode Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue joins us to talk women’s soccer and she also shares some of the top national news in women’s sport that she collates for her weekly Women’s Sports Business Newsletter. We hear what pre-season involves at Sky Blue FC and how this NWSL club is facing a second season during a pandemic. Alyse picks her favorite news stories from the NBA to soccer. And Nancy has the top international news from skiing to tennis, athletics to decathlon. She also brings us up to date with news of Japanese politicians protesting to the comments made by Tokyo 2020 President as sponsors too join criticism of his sexist remarks against women.<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br /><br />43' 50"<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2635</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>gender,news,skiing,soccer,sports,tennis,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bed9f60d5df5a24eaa03e7b977fedebb.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Skiing World Championship Preview</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/skiing-world-championship-preview--43268872</link><description><![CDATA[Team USA Reporter Peggy Shinn joins Nancy and Chris this week to preview the upcoming FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Will Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continue her cracking form in the Super G following three wins in World Cup? And how will the Italian team fare after losing Sofia Goggia to injury last week? Peggy has covered five Olympic Games and has talked recently with Mikaela Shiffrin who is hungry to end the season with some medals after a difficult year. And as always Nancy Gillen has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport including the Olympic Games, soccer and rowing.<br /><br />This week’s stories:<br /><br />Tokyo 2020 playbook:<br />Australia Open update<br />David named Athlete of All Time<br />Argentina joins She Believes Cup line up<br />Glover launches comeback<br />Johnson-Thompson injury<br />Beach volleyball qualifier to be replayed.<br /><br />The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 are scheduled for 9–21 February in Cortina d’Ampezzo.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43268872</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:28:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43268872/sportsdesk_s3e5.mp3" length="60656517" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Team USA Reporter Peggy Shinn joins Nancy and Chris this week to preview the upcoming FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Will Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continue her cracking form in the Super G following three wins in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Team USA Reporter Peggy Shinn joins Nancy and Chris this week to preview the upcoming FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Will Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continue her cracking form in the Super G following three wins in World Cup? And how will the Italian team fare after losing Sofia Goggia to injury last week? Peggy has covered five Olympic Games and has talked recently with Mikaela Shiffrin who is hungry to end the season with some medals after a difficult year. And as always Nancy Gillen has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport including the Olympic Games, soccer and rowing.<br /><br />This week’s stories:<br /><br />Tokyo 2020 playbook:<br />Australia Open update<br />David named Athlete of All Time<br />Argentina joins She Believes Cup line up<br />Glover launches comeback<br />Johnson-Thompson injury<br />Beach volleyball qualifier to be replayed.<br /><br />The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 are scheduled for 9–21 February in Cortina d’Ampezzo.<br /><br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br /><br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2531</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athletes,games,heptahlon,news,olympic,rowing,skiing,soccer,sport,squash,tennis,tokyo,volleyball,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bed9f60d5df5a24eaa03e7b977fedebb.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Learning to be a Successful Athlete</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/learning-to-be-a-successful-athlete--43229235</link><description><![CDATA[Nancy has rounded up the top stories in women’s sport from around the world this week and adds her own commentary to each topic with her usual insight. And Chris talks to Florida based event rider and coach Sara Kozumplik Murphy about a recent blog in which she spoke about the process of learning to be an athlete. She explains while goals are important for the athlete it’s important to understand that learning is not confined to the lesson of the day but to all the ways of gathering information and insights into the sport. To take time to watch competitions, observe any coaching opportunities and spend every available moment in studying other riders and coaches.<br />This week’s top news stories:<br />Tokyo 2020 rumors and impact on athletes:<br />Back Optimistic About Tokyo 2020<br />Coe Concerned for Athletes<br />Yastremska Australian Open<br />Greece/Cyprus and South Korea sexual abuse claims<br />Cyprus Shooting Abuse Claim<br />Short Track Coach Cho Jailed<br />Cross-Country debate - Female Runners Oppose UKAS Gender Equality Plan<br />Judo Silva Switch to MMA<br />The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 are scheduled for 9–21 February in Cortina d'Ampezzo.<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br />46' 36"<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/49c05473-962d-325f-b065-740356617a66</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:04:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229235/sportsdesk_s3e4.mp3" length="67131235" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nancy has rounded up the top stories in women’s sport from around the world this week and adds her own commentary to each topic with her usual insight. And Chris talks to Florida based event rider and coach Sara Kozumplik Murphy about a recent blog in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nancy has rounded up the top stories in women’s sport from around the world this week and adds her own commentary to each topic with her usual insight. And Chris talks to Florida based event rider and coach Sara Kozumplik Murphy about a recent blog in which she spoke about the process of learning to be an athlete. She explains while goals are important for the athlete it’s important to understand that learning is not confined to the lesson of the day but to all the ways of gathering information and insights into the sport. To take time to watch competitions, observe any coaching opportunities and spend every available moment in studying other riders and coaches.<br />This week’s top news stories:<br />Tokyo 2020 rumors and impact on athletes:<br />Back Optimistic About Tokyo 2020<br />Coe Concerned for Athletes<br />Yastremska Australian Open<br />Greece/Cyprus and South Korea sexual abuse claims<br />Cyprus Shooting Abuse Claim<br />Short Track Coach Cho Jailed<br />Cross-Country debate - Female Runners Oppose UKAS Gender Equality Plan<br />Judo Silva Switch to MMA<br />The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 are scheduled for 9–21 February in Cortina d'Ampezzo.<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br />46' 36"<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2801</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Scrum Queens' Ali Donnelly Keeps Rugby in the Front Row</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/scrum-queens-ali-donnelly-keeps-rugby-in-the-front-row--43229225</link><description><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy dive into the top news stories this week from around the world of women’s sport and we have breaking news that England Soccer Coach has resigned. Alison Donnelly from the women’s rugby website Scrum Queens joins us to talk about the state of the women’s game and how the competition season is unfolding in 2021 with the cancellation of the Six Nations Tournament.<br />Top stories this week:<br />Australian Open Quarantine Situation<br />Hockey Australia high performance director resigns<br />McNeal provisional doping ban <br />Kelly Sotherton Birmingham 2022<br />Greek Olympic champion sexual assault<br />England Netball <br />Neville Steps Down as Head Coach of England’s Senior Team<br /> <br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br />41' 40"<br /> <br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/9535c96b-dba7-379b-bb56-aa431f1be3d4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229225/sportsdesk_s3e3.mp3" length="58776626" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris and Nancy dive into the top news stories this week from around the world of women’s sport and we have breaking news that England Soccer Coach has resigned. Alison Donnelly from the women’s rugby website Scrum Queens joins us to talk about the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy dive into the top news stories this week from around the world of women’s sport and we have breaking news that England Soccer Coach has resigned. Alison Donnelly from the women’s rugby website Scrum Queens joins us to talk about the state of the women’s game and how the competition season is unfolding in 2021 with the cancellation of the Six Nations Tournament.<br />Top stories this week:<br />Australian Open Quarantine Situation<br />Hockey Australia high performance director resigns<br />McNeal provisional doping ban <br />Kelly Sotherton Birmingham 2022<br />Greek Olympic champion sexual assault<br />England Netball <br />Neville Steps Down as Head Coach of England’s Senior Team<br /> <br />Hosts: Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen<br />41' 40"<br /> <br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2453</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gill Coultard Reacts to Becoming an MBE</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gill-coultard-reacts-to-becoming-an-mbe--43229234</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly roundup of top news stories in women’s sport, Chris and Nancy discuss the latest results in World Cup skiing from St. Anton and Flachau, Tokyo Olympic news, rugby news and more. And Chris chats to Gill Coultard, the first woman to reach 100 caps for England who retired ion 2000 and was awarded the MBE in the N ew Year’s Honors. Gill recounts how she heard the news and the overwhelming impact it had on her twenty years after she retired. She also shares her thoughts on the current game and picks her top three England players. And after some persuasion she tells us which US player she enjoys watching the most.<br />45' 46"<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/4ec45b87-7b8b-3fbf-8240-233755476aa9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:01:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229234/wispsportsdesk_s3e2.mp3" length="65921813" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly roundup of top news stories in women’s sport, Chris and Nancy discuss the latest results in World Cup skiing from St. Anton and Flachau, Tokyo Olympic news, rugby news and more. And Chris chats to Gill Coultard, the first woman to reach...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly roundup of top news stories in women’s sport, Chris and Nancy discuss the latest results in World Cup skiing from St. Anton and Flachau, Tokyo Olympic news, rugby news and more. And Chris chats to Gill Coultard, the first woman to reach 100 caps for England who retired ion 2000 and was awarded the MBE in the N ew Year’s Honors. Gill recounts how she heard the news and the overwhelming impact it had on her twenty years after she retired. She also shares her thoughts on the current game and picks her top three England players. And after some persuasion she tells us which US player she enjoys watching the most.<br />45' 46"<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2751</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Coping with Covid, Canoeing Kicks off 2021</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/coping-with-covid-canoeing-kicks-off-2021--43229243</link><description><![CDATA[We’re back with a new season of the WiSP Sports Desk, with Nancy Gillen and Chris Stafford bringing you a round up of international news in women’s sport. There is already big stories breaking in this first week and Nancy unpacks them starting with the  Tokyo Olympics.  And we catch up with Canadian Slalom Canoeist and WiSP Ambassador, Haley Daniels,  who has a busy year ahead with both the Tokyo Games and, for the first time in an Olympic year, the World Championships. Haley has been cross training on snow in Calgary and is eager to return to competition after the restrictions in 2020.<br />Top stories this week:<br />Shiffrin uncertain of defending Super-G title at Alpine World Ski Championships<br />Lloyd at Tokyo 2020<br />Tokyo 2020 vaccines<br />Netball cancelled<br />WSL covid rule breakers - Arsenal and more<br />43 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/1c141c32-ed50-3c32-a1d1-56929a016857</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:45:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229243/wispsportsdesk_s3e1.mp3" length="62528074" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We’re back with a new season of the WiSP Sports Desk, with Nancy Gillen and Chris Stafford bringing you a round up of international news in women’s sport. There is already big stories breaking in this first week and Nancy unpacks them starting with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We’re back with a new season of the WiSP Sports Desk, with Nancy Gillen and Chris Stafford bringing you a round up of international news in women’s sport. There is already big stories breaking in this first week and Nancy unpacks them starting with the  Tokyo Olympics.  And we catch up with Canadian Slalom Canoeist and WiSP Ambassador, Haley Daniels,  who has a busy year ahead with both the Tokyo Games and, for the first time in an Olympic year, the World Championships. Haley has been cross training on snow in Calgary and is eager to return to competition after the restrictions in 2020.<br />Top stories this week:<br />Shiffrin uncertain of defending Super-G title at Alpine World Ski Championships<br />Lloyd at Tokyo 2020<br />Tokyo 2020 vaccines<br />Netball cancelled<br />WSL covid rule breakers - Arsenal and more<br />43 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2606</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sport's Annus Horribilis</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sport-s-annus-horribilis--43229251</link><description><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy look back on 2020 in this review of women’s sport in a year like no other in our lifetime. The disruption to sport caused by a global pandemic will make the year memorable for all the wrong reasons. Before the winter was out the calendar was upended and cancellations scribbled across dates around the globe from grassroots to Olympic Games. Uncertainty was wrapped in confusion and chaos walked the hallways of sport’s governance. So many questions and so few answers left athletes stranded and perplexed as gyms closed and training routines were forced to detour. The ripple effect has been far reaching across venues, organizers, sponsors and industries that supply the sports world far and wide. Yet as it became clear that there was some hope and sport would find a way to prevail, albeit singing a different tune as empty stadiums echoed a hollow sound bereft of crowds. We were concerned that there would be no competition to report on some ten months ago and yet as the year unfolded we found plenty of stories to share in women’s sport. And some would say that while the same issues facing women continue to be a constant undertone there was a glimmer of light beyond the dark clouds, and even some good news emerging from this annus horribilis.<br />36 mins<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/1d529bb0-4cfe-3772-bf46-28c405b75b1b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:47:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229251/wispsportsdesk_s2e48.mp3" length="52699442" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris and Nancy look back on 2020 in this review of women’s sport in a year like no other in our lifetime. The disruption to sport caused by a global pandemic will make the year memorable for all the wrong reasons. Before the winter was out the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy look back on 2020 in this review of women’s sport in a year like no other in our lifetime. The disruption to sport caused by a global pandemic will make the year memorable for all the wrong reasons. Before the winter was out the calendar was upended and cancellations scribbled across dates around the globe from grassroots to Olympic Games. Uncertainty was wrapped in confusion and chaos walked the hallways of sport’s governance. So many questions and so few answers left athletes stranded and perplexed as gyms closed and training routines were forced to detour. The ripple effect has been far reaching across venues, organizers, sponsors and industries that supply the sports world far and wide. Yet as it became clear that there was some hope and sport would find a way to prevail, albeit singing a different tune as empty stadiums echoed a hollow sound bereft of crowds. We were concerned that there would be no competition to report on some ten months ago and yet as the year unfolded we found plenty of stories to share in women’s sport. And some would say that while the same issues facing women continue to be a constant undertone there was a glimmer of light beyond the dark clouds, and even some good news emerging from this annus horribilis.<br />36 mins<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2199</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>48</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Kacey Bellamy Poetry in Motion</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kacey-bellamy-poetry-in-motion--43229245</link><description><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy roundup the top stories from around the world of women’s sport and this week we revisit an interview with Kacey Lee Bellamy an American ice hockey defender, Olympic gold and two-time silver medalist, and seven-time IIHF World Women's Championship winner. She currently plays for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League and the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won the Isobel Cup with the Pride and is a two-time Clarkson Cup champion with the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. And she’s also played for the New Hampshire Wildcats. We also discover that Kacey is a published poet as she revealed to Shannon Miller when they spoke on the Hockey Talk podcast in November 2018 when Shannon was coach for the Calgary Infernos.<br />Nancy’s international news roundup:<br />Paris 2024 gender equality<br />Human Rights Watch report<br />Female golf president<br />Shayna Jack update<br />WTA stories<br />ATP-WTA Awards Tennis 2020<br />U.S. Soccer and Women’s Stars Reach Deal on Working Conditions<br />Hosts: Nancy Gillen and Chris Stafford<br />Duration: 51 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/3f90154b-9e58-35ae-8d0e-ac82280e29d7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:46:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229245/wispsportsdesk_s2e47.mp3" length="73104540" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris and Nancy roundup the top stories from around the world of women’s sport and this week we revisit an interview with Kacey Lee Bellamy an American ice hockey defender, Olympic gold and two-time silver medalist, and seven-time IIHF World Women's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris and Nancy roundup the top stories from around the world of women’s sport and this week we revisit an interview with Kacey Lee Bellamy an American ice hockey defender, Olympic gold and two-time silver medalist, and seven-time IIHF World Women's Championship winner. She currently plays for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League and the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won the Isobel Cup with the Pride and is a two-time Clarkson Cup champion with the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. And she’s also played for the New Hampshire Wildcats. We also discover that Kacey is a published poet as she revealed to Shannon Miller when they spoke on the Hockey Talk podcast in November 2018 when Shannon was coach for the Calgary Infernos.<br />Nancy’s international news roundup:<br />Paris 2024 gender equality<br />Human Rights Watch report<br />Female golf president<br />Shayna Jack update<br />WTA stories<br />ATP-WTA Awards Tennis 2020<br />U.S. Soccer and Women’s Stars Reach Deal on Working Conditions<br />Hosts: Nancy Gillen and Chris Stafford<br />Duration: 51 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3050</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>47</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heather Blitz Gets Her Kicks Mountain Biking</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heather-blitz-gets-her-kicks-mountain-biking--43229265</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Joining us this week is U.S. Grand Prix Dressage rider, Pan American Gold and Silver Medalist and London Olympic Alternate Heather Blitz who has taken to a different saddle to get her adrenaline rush these days. Just back from riding the famous Moab Mountain Bike trails in Utah known for being some of the most challenging in the world, Heather, 51, explains how biking has helped her not only riding but also in her coaching. She has a fresh appreciation for her students who are learning new skills as she adapts to a different kind of balance and core strength.<br />Top international stories we are covering this week:<br />Tokyo 2020 update<br />Women in sports governance - triathlon<br />Women in sports governance - equestrian<br />Women in sports governance - Ireland<br />Women's Rugby World Cup  Expanded<br />South Korean Curling Abuse<br />Sarah Storey Wins Sunday Times Award<br />Women's Handball to Start in Denmark<br />Australian Open<br />Kelly Simmons Revels in Smashing Barriers for Women's Football<br />Gender Equity Forum<br />Duration: 66 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/a7b2a6db-1263-3d30-bb6c-63ff442d14e2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:01:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229265/wispsportsdesk_s2e46.mp3" length="95430827" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Joining us this week is U.S. Grand Prix Dressage rider, Pan American Gold and Silver...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Joining us this week is U.S. Grand Prix Dressage rider, Pan American Gold and Silver Medalist and London Olympic Alternate Heather Blitz who has taken to a different saddle to get her adrenaline rush these days. Just back from riding the famous Moab Mountain Bike trails in Utah known for being some of the most challenging in the world, Heather, 51, explains how biking has helped her not only riding but also in her coaching. She has a fresh appreciation for her students who are learning new skills as she adapts to a different kind of balance and core strength.<br />Top international stories we are covering this week:<br />Tokyo 2020 update<br />Women in sports governance - triathlon<br />Women in sports governance - equestrian<br />Women in sports governance - Ireland<br />Women's Rugby World Cup  Expanded<br />South Korean Curling Abuse<br />Sarah Storey Wins Sunday Times Award<br />Women's Handball to Start in Denmark<br />Australian Open<br />Kelly Simmons Revels in Smashing Barriers for Women's Football<br />Gender Equity Forum<br />Duration: 66 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3982</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>46</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Kaillie Humphries is Back on Track</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kaillie-humphries-is-back-on-track--43229257</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Earlier this week, Chris spoke to US Bobsled's three-time Olympian - the only woman to win back to back gold medals and a three-time World Champion, Kaillie Humphries who had just completed the US National Trials and made the squad for the 2022 Olympic Games. She is now in the process of making the cut to compete at next year's World Championships and the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.  If you’ve been following the sport, you will know that prior to the 2018-19 season, Kaillie bravely came forward about the harassment she faced from the governing body of professional Canadian bobsledding. She filed a lawsuit to be released from Canada’s national team in September, 2019 and joined Team USA. Like many female athletes in recent years, Kaillie risked her career to stand up publicly against a sports’ governing body. As one of Canada’s most decorated athletes of all time, she made the difficult personal and professional choice to leave her home country.<br />Top international news this week: <br />Firsts in American sport<br />Kendall Coyne Schofield joins Blackhawks as organization's first-ever female development coach<br />Former Cal women’s soccer players accuse coach of bullying, intimidation<br />Shiffrin Fifth in Levi Slalom; Moltzan and Lapanja Score Points<br />Maternity rights in football<br />Maternity rights in triathlon<br />FIFA Best Awards<br />FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and Shiffrin comeback<br />Female Athlete of the Year<br />Shayna Jack Accepts Verdict<br />2021 Rugby World Cup Draw<br />Duration: 40 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/d0f12f5d-fcd2-3987-876a-43a54b02d5fd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:45:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229257/wispsportsdesk_s2e45.mp3" length="58595112" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Earlier this week, Chris spoke to US Bobsled's three-time Olympian - the only woman to win...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Earlier this week, Chris spoke to US Bobsled's three-time Olympian - the only woman to win back to back gold medals and a three-time World Champion, Kaillie Humphries who had just completed the US National Trials and made the squad for the 2022 Olympic Games. She is now in the process of making the cut to compete at next year's World Championships and the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.  If you’ve been following the sport, you will know that prior to the 2018-19 season, Kaillie bravely came forward about the harassment she faced from the governing body of professional Canadian bobsledding. She filed a lawsuit to be released from Canada’s national team in September, 2019 and joined Team USA. Like many female athletes in recent years, Kaillie risked her career to stand up publicly against a sports’ governing body. As one of Canada’s most decorated athletes of all time, she made the difficult personal and professional choice to leave her home country.<br />Top international news this week: <br />Firsts in American sport<br />Kendall Coyne Schofield joins Blackhawks as organization's first-ever female development coach<br />Former Cal women’s soccer players accuse coach of bullying, intimidation<br />Shiffrin Fifth in Levi Slalom; Moltzan and Lapanja Score Points<br />Maternity rights in football<br />Maternity rights in triathlon<br />FIFA Best Awards<br />FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and Shiffrin comeback<br />Female Athlete of the Year<br />Shayna Jack Accepts Verdict<br />2021 Rugby World Cup Draw<br />Duration: 40 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2445</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bobsled,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>45</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Roller Derby Plays a Waiting Game</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/roller-derby-plays-a-waiting-game--43229372</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Carly Harper, host of The Lovely Biertrix podcast and Roller Derby announcer. Carly explains how the Covid pandemic has brought the sport to a standstill and how it’s surviving around the world. We also hear how it plans to bring the sport back for players and spectators alike.<br />This week’s top international news stories:<br />Semenya World Athletics Due to Dispute<br />FIFA Age Group Tournaments Cancelled<br />CAS Halves Shayna Jack Doping Ban<br />Kim Returns to US Snowboard team<br />UK Sport Paris 2024 Coach Program<br />Boxer Katie Taylor Win<br />South Africa Win COSAFA Title<br />Olympic Oath Minuzzo Dies<br />Commonwealth Games Qualification Process Announced for Cricket<br />South African sport under scrutiny over handling of child sexual abuse claims<br />Duration: 60 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/ae98396a-cafc-3ce8-bd95-2477d288bb67</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:05:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229372/wispsportsdesk_s2e44.mp3" length="85949034" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Carly Harper, host of The Lovely Biertrix podcast and Roller Derby...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Carly Harper, host of The Lovely Biertrix podcast and Roller Derby announcer. Carly explains how the Covid pandemic has brought the sport to a standstill and how it’s surviving around the world. We also hear how it plans to bring the sport back for players and spectators alike.<br />This week’s top international news stories:<br />Semenya World Athletics Due to Dispute<br />FIFA Age Group Tournaments Cancelled<br />CAS Halves Shayna Jack Doping Ban<br />Kim Returns to US Snowboard team<br />UK Sport Paris 2024 Coach Program<br />Boxer Katie Taylor Win<br />South Africa Win COSAFA Title<br />Olympic Oath Minuzzo Dies<br />Commonwealth Games Qualification Process Announced for Cricket<br />South African sport under scrutiny over handling of child sexual abuse claims<br />Duration: 60 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3587</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>44</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rapinoe Holds Soccer Accountable</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rapinoe-holds-soccer-accountable--43229254</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Maggie Johnston our new Production Assistant who has some exciting plans for our social media...and she’s already a star on TikTok!<br />Top stories this week:<br />Rapinoe Comments on Women's Soccer<br />Laurenne Ross Returning Strong From Injury<br />Christie aiming for Olympic redemption<br />Chen Meng wins Women's World Cup - table tennis<br />Melissa Tapper aiming for Paralympic gold<br />ISA Women's Judging programme<br />Nancy Darsch dies<br />COSAFA Women's Championship<br />Duration: 29 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/f6eab171-c285-33ad-b46b-a149661ecb2a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 16:23:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229254/wispsportsdesk_s2e43.mp3" length="57296390" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Maggie Johnston our new Production Assistant who has some exciting...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Maggie Johnston our new Production Assistant who has some exciting plans for our social media...and she’s already a star on TikTok!<br />Top stories this week:<br />Rapinoe Comments on Women's Soccer<br />Laurenne Ross Returning Strong From Injury<br />Christie aiming for Olympic redemption<br />Chen Meng wins Women's World Cup - table tennis<br />Melissa Tapper aiming for Paralympic gold<br />ISA Women's Judging programme<br />Nancy Darsch dies<br />COSAFA Women's Championship<br />Duration: 29 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2391</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>43</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Nancy's News Roundup</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nancy-s-news-roundup--43229267</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Despite the interruptions to sport this year we will have some year end awards from World Athletic. There’s a disappointing result for England Netball and as always women’s soccer is never short of stories. Here are the stories we covered this week:<br />Shayna Jack Doping Ban<br />Female World Athlete of the Year<br />Priestman Appointed Canada Soccer Manager<br />Female Volleyball Leaders<br />Rosario re-elected Puerto Rico Olympic Committee President<br />Women's FA Cup Paused<br />New Zealand Netball Whitewash<br />COSAFA Women's Championship<br />Podcast length: 33 mins<br />Hosts: Sarah Newberry Moore &amp; Pamela Relph Jones<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/99db5b83-02b0-37e5-b3df-32347966f8d8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:07:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229267/wispsportsdesk_s2e42.mp3" length="47590145" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Despite the interruptions to sport this year we will have some year end awards from World...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Despite the interruptions to sport this year we will have some year end awards from World Athletic. There’s a disappointing result for England Netball and as always women’s soccer is never short of stories. Here are the stories we covered this week:<br />Shayna Jack Doping Ban<br />Female World Athlete of the Year<br />Priestman Appointed Canada Soccer Manager<br />Female Volleyball Leaders<br />Rosario re-elected Puerto Rico Olympic Committee President<br />Women's FA Cup Paused<br />New Zealand Netball Whitewash<br />COSAFA Women's Championship<br />Podcast length: 33 mins<br />Hosts: Sarah Newberry Moore &amp; Pamela Relph Jones<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1986</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>42</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lee Anna Osei, Uniting Black Canadian Coaches</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lee-anna-osei-uniting-black-canadian-coaches--43229252</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Lee Anna Osei, Founder of the Black Canadian Coaches Association. Lee explains what prompted her to establish the organization and helps us understand the needs of these women. She shares her goals and how the organization will be empowering and advocating for Black Canadians in their sport community as they plan to extend their network.<br />Top stories this week:<br />Katherine Grainger Bidding Process Olympic Cost<br />Eating disorder stories:<br />World Rowing gender equality rule<br />New Zealand/England netball<br />NZOC female leadership in sport<br />FIG Conference<br />Music: Barcelona by Paula van Hissenhoven<br />Duration: 57 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/790a9bb9-3211-3dc1-9783-3bfd3f8cc825</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:03:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229252/wispsportsdesk_s2e41.mp3" length="83370538" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Lee Anna Osei, Founder of the Black Canadian Coaches Association. Lee...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Lee Anna Osei, Founder of the Black Canadian Coaches Association. Lee explains what prompted her to establish the organization and helps us understand the needs of these women. She shares her goals and how the organization will be empowering and advocating for Black Canadians in their sport community as they plan to extend their network.<br />Top stories this week:<br />Katherine Grainger Bidding Process Olympic Cost<br />Eating disorder stories:<br />World Rowing gender equality rule<br />New Zealand/England netball<br />NZOC female leadership in sport<br />FIG Conference<br />Music: Barcelona by Paula van Hissenhoven<br />Duration: 57 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3479</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>U.S. Judoka Angelica Delgado Prepares for Return to Competition</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-judoka-angelica-delgado-prepares-for-return-to-competition--43229322</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is a WiSP Sports Ambassador, US Team Judoka Angelica Delgado who will shortly be returning to competition following the Covid hiatus. Angie is the #1 ranked under 52 kilogram female judoka in the United States, as well as, # 10 in the world. We hear how she has adjusted her training this year which now includes a new running routine. Angie explains what preparation looks like for the Pam American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico starting November 21 and how Covid regulations will affect the team’s travel.<br /> <br />This week’s international news:<br />Birmingham 2022 women's sport<br />2027 FIFA Women's World Cup<br />IBSF maternity leave quota<br />Return of Alpine Ski World Cup<br />Miedema breaks WSL record<br />Women's Rugby World Cup draw<br />Meghan Duggan retires<br />Another glass ceiling for women in sailing will be shattered next week at the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship when two accomplished female skippers – Frenchwoman Pauline Courtois and Anna Östling of Sweden – will race in the Open Worlds for the first time ever. The 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship are scheduled Oct. 26-30 with a field of 16 teams set to contest the dual regatta.<br />Duration: 52 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/a1d41893-780d-3f8a-89b0-07c8fa0471ed</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:42:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229322/wispsportsdesk_s2e40.mp3" length="75977968" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is a WiSP Sports Ambassador, US Team Judoka Angelica Delgado who will...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is a WiSP Sports Ambassador, US Team Judoka Angelica Delgado who will shortly be returning to competition following the Covid hiatus. Angie is the #1 ranked under 52 kilogram female judoka in the United States, as well as, # 10 in the world. We hear how she has adjusted her training this year which now includes a new running routine. Angie explains what preparation looks like for the Pam American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico starting November 21 and how Covid regulations will affect the team’s travel.<br /> <br />This week’s international news:<br />Birmingham 2022 women's sport<br />2027 FIFA Women's World Cup<br />IBSF maternity leave quota<br />Return of Alpine Ski World Cup<br />Miedema breaks WSL record<br />Women's Rugby World Cup draw<br />Meghan Duggan retires<br />Another glass ceiling for women in sailing will be shattered next week at the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship when two accomplished female skippers – Frenchwoman Pauline Courtois and Anna Östling of Sweden – will race in the Open Worlds for the first time ever. The 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship are scheduled Oct. 26-30 with a field of 16 teams set to contest the dual regatta.<br />Duration: 52 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3171</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>40</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>British Archer Ruby Paul Sets Her Sights on Paris Olympics</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/british-archer-ruby-paul-sets-her-sights-on-paris-olympics--43229273</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is British Recurve Archeress, teenager Ruby Paul, who is aiming for gold as she sets her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A Sports Rehab and Conditioning student at University of Northampton Ruby tells us how she got into the sport and became European Championship Bronze medalist. In 2019 she won the Archery GB Youth Festival 2019 U21 Individual and Team titles and was runner up in the mixed team.<br />Stories covered this week:<br />Swiatek wins French Open<br />Allen to Leave British gymnastics<br />Tinker British Gymnastics Experience<br />Japanese Olympic Committee<br />Shiffrin to miss Alpine World Cup opener<br />Lewis removed as FIS secretary<br />Thirlby to miss netball series<br />Jodie Kenny retires<br />Riyadh 2030<br />Duration: 56 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/2abf26dd-7143-38a1-a128-d45cdf0457d9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:01:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229273/wispsportsdesk_s2e39.mp3" length="81013648" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is British Recurve Archeress, teenager Ruby Paul, who is aiming for gold...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is British Recurve Archeress, teenager Ruby Paul, who is aiming for gold as she sets her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A Sports Rehab and Conditioning student at University of Northampton Ruby tells us how she got into the sport and became European Championship Bronze medalist. In 2019 she won the Archery GB Youth Festival 2019 U21 Individual and Team titles and was runner up in the mixed team.<br />Stories covered this week:<br />Swiatek wins French Open<br />Allen to Leave British gymnastics<br />Tinker British Gymnastics Experience<br />Japanese Olympic Committee<br />Shiffrin to miss Alpine World Cup opener<br />Lewis removed as FIS secretary<br />Thirlby to miss netball series<br />Jodie Kenny retires<br />Riyadh 2030<br />Duration: 56 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3381</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>39</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rachael Burford Launches Girls Rugby Club</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rachael-burford-launches-girls-rugby-club--43229289</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Red Roses and Harlequins rugby legend Rachael Burford who has just launched the Girls Rugby Club; a global project aimed at providing a pathway for girls and women within rugby and to redress the inequalities and negative stereotypes that exist within the game.<br />Top news stories this week:<br />French Open Tennis - Swiatek stuns Halep and other updates<br />Premier15s restart<br />Australia ODI record<br />Manuel reveals racism<br />Bailouts must be fair to women's sport<br />TTOC Forum<br />Lottie Dod's Blue Plaque<br />Podcast length: 41 mins<br />Subscribe to WiSP Sports or WiSP Sports Mum's the Word on your podcast app.<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/c5628727-279e-3fdf-bf91-506c707dffcf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:34:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229289/wispsportsdesk_s2e38.mp3" length="59810289" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Red Roses and Harlequins rugby legend Rachael Burford who has just launched the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Red Roses and Harlequins rugby legend Rachael Burford who has just launched the Girls Rugby Club; a global project aimed at providing a pathway for girls and women within rugby and to redress the inequalities and negative stereotypes that exist within the game.<br />Top news stories this week:<br />French Open Tennis - Swiatek stuns Halep and other updates<br />Premier15s restart<br />Australia ODI record<br />Manuel reveals racism<br />Bailouts must be fair to women's sport<br />TTOC Forum<br />Lottie Dod's Blue Plaque<br />Podcast length: 41 mins<br />Subscribe to WiSP Sports or WiSP Sports Mum's the Word on your podcast app.<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2496</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>38</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Zoe Hickel; Ice Hockey Season Uncertain Due to Covid-19</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/zoe-hickel-ice-hockey-season-uncertain-due-to-covid-19--43229285</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is pro ice-hockey player and coach Zoe Hickel who has just taken up a new position as Assistant Coach at Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Team in Columbus, Ohio.  As a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, Zoe has played in two International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships winning gold in 2015 and 2016) and a Four Nations Cup winning in 2015. She also helped the Boston Pride win the Isobel Cup in the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League (2015-16) and played four seasons of professional hockey following her collegiate career. Before taking up her new role at Ohio State Zoe played for the Swedish team Linköping HC for the 2019-2020 season. Zoe shares how they are coping with training and maintaining moral while the team waits for the season to begin.<br />Stories we cover this week:<br />Amy Tinkler, British Gymnastics<br />Serena Williams/French Open<br />Tokyo 2020 sports director<br />Saudi Arabia golf<br />Joy Neville rugby<br />Women's football - US and AUS<br />Austria blind football<br />Podcast length: 58 mins<br />Subscribe to WiSP Sports or WiSP Sports Mum's the Word on your podcast app.<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/ddf1a278-4bc8-312c-bbe6-9338da01ae8c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:07:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229285/wispsportsdesk_s2e37.mp3" length="73394489" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is pro ice-hockey player and coach Zoe Hickel who has just taken up a new position...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is pro ice-hockey player and coach Zoe Hickel who has just taken up a new position as Assistant Coach at Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Team in Columbus, Ohio.  As a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, Zoe has played in two International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships winning gold in 2015 and 2016) and a Four Nations Cup winning in 2015. She also helped the Boston Pride win the Isobel Cup in the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League (2015-16) and played four seasons of professional hockey following her collegiate career. Before taking up her new role at Ohio State Zoe played for the Swedish team Linköping HC for the 2019-2020 season. Zoe shares how they are coping with training and maintaining moral while the team waits for the season to begin.<br />Stories we cover this week:<br />Amy Tinkler, British Gymnastics<br />Serena Williams/French Open<br />Tokyo 2020 sports director<br />Saudi Arabia golf<br />Joy Neville rugby<br />Women's football - US and AUS<br />Austria blind football<br />Podcast length: 58 mins<br />Subscribe to WiSP Sports or WiSP Sports Mum's the Word on your podcast app.<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3063</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Women's Cricket Continues to Make Ground</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/women-s-cricket-continues-to-make-ground--43229297</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Cricket England’s Beth Barrett Wild with an update on the women’s game and new Hundred Series. We hear how the women’s contracts have been protected for next year and what we can look forward to when England play the West Indies in the upcoming T20 series taking place behind closed doors at the County Ground in Derby, England but with extensive TV coverage.<br />Stories we cover this week:<br />The Hundred Contracts<br />British/NZ Gymnastics (and Stuff launch women in sport section)<br />Osaka wins US Open<br />South African Government back Semenya<br />Cathy Freeman Sydney 2000 anniversary<br />FIFA Women's football programs<br />Gabeira big wave<br />FASANOC women in sport workshop and Nordic combined training camp<br />Online training camp for women's Nordic combined declared a success<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 52 mins<br />For more information, links and resources, plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/4ba42dce-bfc3-3fef-9f30-9c04851d105b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229297/wispsportsdesk_s2e36.mp3" length="65911285" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Cricket England’s Beth Barrett Wild with an update on the women’s game and new...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Cricket England’s Beth Barrett Wild with an update on the women’s game and new Hundred Series. We hear how the women’s contracts have been protected for next year and what we can look forward to when England play the West Indies in the upcoming T20 series taking place behind closed doors at the County Ground in Derby, England but with extensive TV coverage.<br />Stories we cover this week:<br />The Hundred Contracts<br />British/NZ Gymnastics (and Stuff launch women in sport section)<br />Osaka wins US Open<br />South African Government back Semenya<br />Cathy Freeman Sydney 2000 anniversary<br />FIFA Women's football programs<br />Gabeira big wave<br />FASANOC women in sport workshop and Nordic combined training camp<br />Online training camp for women's Nordic combined declared a success<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 52 mins<br />For more information, links and resources, plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2751</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>36</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sarah Newberry Moore from Sailor to Podcaster</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-newberry-moore-from-sailor-to-podcaster--43229324</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Team USA Olympic sailor Sarah Newberry Moore who is also co-host of our new podcast Mum’s the Word, which covers everything from periods to pregnancy and post-partum to parenting for sportswomen. Sarah explains how she is juggling Olympic training from coast to coast and how she is staying fit off the water. <br />News stories we cover this week:<br />Semenya loses Swiss Supreme Court appeal over World Athletics testosterone rules<br />Osaka books place in US Open semi-finals with dominant win over Rogers<br />Organisers confirm French Open plans but defending champion Barty withdraws<br />Tokyo 2020 should be held "at any cost" says Olympic Minister<br />England and Brazil confirm equal pay for men’s and women’s football teams<br />Tobin Heath and Christen Press: Manchester United set to sign United States duo<br />Fishlock claims Britain coach at Tokyo 2020 should not be the manager of a home nations team<br />Katherine Grainger on bullying accusations<br /> <br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 52 mins<br />For more information, links and resources, plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/be234422-0298-3369-9b75-5d8fd5604d6a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:53:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229324/wispsportsdesk_s2e35.mp3" length="75994893" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Team USA Olympic sailor Sarah Newberry Moore who is also co-host of our new...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Team USA Olympic sailor Sarah Newberry Moore who is also co-host of our new podcast Mum’s the Word, which covers everything from periods to pregnancy and post-partum to parenting for sportswomen. Sarah explains how she is juggling Olympic training from coast to coast and how she is staying fit off the water. <br />News stories we cover this week:<br />Semenya loses Swiss Supreme Court appeal over World Athletics testosterone rules<br />Osaka books place in US Open semi-finals with dominant win over Rogers<br />Organisers confirm French Open plans but defending champion Barty withdraws<br />Tokyo 2020 should be held "at any cost" says Olympic Minister<br />England and Brazil confirm equal pay for men’s and women’s football teams<br />Tobin Heath and Christen Press: Manchester United set to sign United States duo<br />Fishlock claims Britain coach at Tokyo 2020 should not be the manager of a home nations team<br />Katherine Grainger on bullying accusations<br /> <br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 52 mins<br />For more information, links and resources, plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3171</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sailing,sports,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Josie West, She Flies in Extreme Sport</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/josie-west-she-flies-in-extreme-sport--43229332</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Josie West, Founder and Director of She Flies, a social enterprise with the mission to grow and strengthen the global wave of women in extreme sports. With a focus on Kitesurfing, Wakeboarding and Surfing, we host Mini Festivals &amp; Events, Global Coaching Camps, Virtual Events and a growing online support network, to reach women in any sport that presents a mental challenge.  It is our belief that in order to grow this wave, the feminine style in mind and body must be recognized in both coaching and celebration. Women learn in a unique way, through attention to detail and thorough inspection – and in order to create an equal footing for men and women in sport, we must recognize this in our coaching.<br />News stories we cover this week:<br />US Open progress<br />FAWSL starting this weekend<br />Tokyo 2020<br />FIFA spending on World Cup<br />Matildas facility<br />Australia netball head coach<br />IBU gender equality<br />For more information, links and resources, plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/76394ab5-6e33-3700-913b-59897fd12670</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:51:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229332/wispsportsdesk_s2e34.mp3" length="65775443" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Josie West, Founder and Director of She Flies, a social enterprise with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Josie West, Founder and Director of She Flies, a social enterprise with the mission to grow and strengthen the global wave of women in extreme sports. With a focus on Kitesurfing, Wakeboarding and Surfing, we host Mini Festivals &amp; Events, Global Coaching Camps, Virtual Events and a growing online support network, to reach women in any sport that presents a mental challenge.  It is our belief that in order to grow this wave, the feminine style in mind and body must be recognized in both coaching and celebration. Women learn in a unique way, through attention to detail and thorough inspection – and in order to create an equal footing for men and women in sport, we must recognize this in our coaching.<br />News stories we cover this week:<br />US Open progress<br />FAWSL starting this weekend<br />Tokyo 2020<br />FIFA spending on World Cup<br />Matildas facility<br />Australia netball head coach<br />IBU gender equality<br />For more information, links and resources, plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2745</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athlete,kitesurfing,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Multi-medalist Paralympian Oksana Masters Prepares for Two Paralympics</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/multi-medalist-paralympian-oksana-masters-prepares-for-two-paralympics--43229300</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is multi-medalist Paralympic rower, cyclist and Nordic Skier Oksana Masters whose journey is nothing less than remarkable as she continues her campaign for not only the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo but also the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing. Oksana joins us to talk about the countdown to Tokyo and how she is aiming to make it two Paralympics in a row with just six months apart.<br /><br />🎧 WiSP Sports Desk has dropped in your podcast app...<br /><br /><br />On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is multi-medalist Paralympic rower, cyclist and Nordic Skier Oksana Masters whose journey is nothing less than remarkable as she continues her campaign for not only the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo but also the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing. Oksana joins us to talk about the countdown to Tokyo and how she is aiming to make it two Paralympics in a row with just six months apart.<br /><br /><br /> <br />News stories we covered this week:<br /><br /><br />One year countdown Paralympics<br /><br /><br />British Gymnastics coach <br /><br /><br />Ostapenko Withdraws from US Open<br /><br /><br />US Open Pam Shriver WTA<br /><br /><br />NWSL Continue 2020 Fall Season<br /><br /><br />Return of women's sport, England cricket<br /><br /><br />Popov wins Women's Open<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Podcast length: 39 mins<br /><br /><br />WiSP Sports is on your podcast app.<br /><br /><br />Links to Oksana's website and social media channels are in our show notes on the website.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />For complete shows notes and more information, links and resources as well as other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/47d88721-141b-34be-b150-f0ebbc573f06</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:05:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229300/wispsportsdesk_s2e33.mp3" length="57399563" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is multi-medalist Paralympic rower, cyclist and Nordic Skier Oksana Masters...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is multi-medalist Paralympic rower, cyclist and Nordic Skier Oksana Masters whose journey is nothing less than remarkable as she continues her campaign for not only the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo but also the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing. Oksana joins us to talk about the countdown to Tokyo and how she is aiming to make it two Paralympics in a row with just six months apart.<br /><br />🎧 WiSP Sports Desk has dropped in your podcast app...<br /><br /><br />On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is multi-medalist Paralympic rower, cyclist and Nordic Skier Oksana Masters whose journey is nothing less than remarkable as she continues her campaign for not only the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo but also the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing. Oksana joins us to talk about the countdown to Tokyo and how she is aiming to make it two Paralympics in a row with just six months apart.<br /><br /><br /> <br />News stories we covered this week:<br /><br /><br />One year countdown Paralympics<br /><br /><br />British Gymnastics coach <br /><br /><br />Ostapenko Withdraws from US Open<br /><br /><br />US Open Pam Shriver WTA<br /><br /><br />NWSL Continue 2020 Fall Season<br /><br /><br />Return of women's sport, England cricket<br /><br /><br />Popov wins Women's Open<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Podcast length: 39 mins<br /><br /><br />WiSP Sports is on your podcast app.<br /><br /><br />Links to Oksana's website and social media channels are in our show notes on the website.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />For complete shows notes and more information, links and resources as well as other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2395</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athlete,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Footballer Rachel Newborough; Social Media Bullying</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/footballer-rachel-newborough-social-media-bullying--43229313</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Northern Ireland and Charlton Athletic defender Rachel Newborough. Rachel took part in a recent BBC Survey on social media bullying and shares her experiences on this topic as well as a question of menstruation which was also part of the wider survey.<br />British Gymnastics Falls Short<br />Amy Tinkler Coaches Suspended Gymnastics<br />More US Open drop outs<br />South Africa unable to travel for England Women tour<br />Netflix ICC Women's T20 World Cup Documentary<br />Rising Phoenix: Paralympics Documentary<br />Duration: 44 mins<br />For complete shows notes and more information, links and resources as well as other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/cc293837-bec2-34a6-8ba3-9ff3e391d6c5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:51:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229313/wispsportsdesk_s2e32.mp3" length="63519452" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Northern Ireland and Charlton Athletic defender Rachel Newborough. Rachel...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Northern Ireland and Charlton Athletic defender Rachel Newborough. Rachel took part in a recent BBC Survey on social media bullying and shares her experiences on this topic as well as a question of menstruation which was also part of the wider survey.<br />British Gymnastics Falls Short<br />Amy Tinkler Coaches Suspended Gymnastics<br />More US Open drop outs<br />South Africa unable to travel for England Women tour<br />Netflix ICC Women's T20 World Cup Documentary<br />Rising Phoenix: Paralympics Documentary<br />Duration: 44 mins<br />For complete shows notes and more information, links and resources as well as other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2651</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>football,soccer,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hannah Whelan Reflects on Gymnastic's Culture</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hannah-whelan-reflects-on-gymnastic-s-culture--43229355</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport including, cricket, tennis, soccer, gymnastics, ice skating and triathlon. This week’s guest is double British Olympic artistic gymnast turned coach Hannah Whelan.  With ongoing cases of abuse in the sport Hannah explains the culture and why coaches have escaped accountability.<br />BBC Elite Sportswomen Survey<br />Women's Cricket World Cup postponed until 2022<br />Ikee makes comeback from cancer<br />Figure skating abuse<br />Casado to stand for reelection<br />US Open withdrawals<br />FIFA Women's World Cup head<br />Women's Basketball World Cup Organising Committee<br />British gymnastics coach Claire Barbieri Suspended<br />Podcast length: 43 mins<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />For complete shows notes and more information, links and resources as well as other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/cc3076df-8af2-3957-b57d-9886bd7f56b7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:24:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229355/wispsportsdesk_s2e31.mp3" length="62523660" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport including, cricket, tennis, soccer, gymnastics, ice skating and triathlon. This week’s guest is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport including, cricket, tennis, soccer, gymnastics, ice skating and triathlon. This week’s guest is double British Olympic artistic gymnast turned coach Hannah Whelan.  With ongoing cases of abuse in the sport Hannah explains the culture and why coaches have escaped accountability.<br />BBC Elite Sportswomen Survey<br />Women's Cricket World Cup postponed until 2022<br />Ikee makes comeback from cancer<br />Figure skating abuse<br />Casado to stand for reelection<br />US Open withdrawals<br />FIFA Women's World Cup head<br />Women's Basketball World Cup Organising Committee<br />British gymnastics coach Claire Barbieri Suspended<br />Podcast length: 43 mins<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />For complete shows notes and more information, links and resources as well as other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2609</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>gymnastics,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bed9f60d5df5a24eaa03e7b977fedebb.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>31</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Abuse in Gymnastics - A Global Disease</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abuse-in-gymnastics-a-global-disease--43229367</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport.  Stories we are covering this week range from abuse in gymnastics to cancellations in tennis:<br />New Zealand Gymnastics Abuse Allegations<br />NZ gymnasts allege they were physically pushed to breaking point, literally<br />Australia Investigate Gymnast Abuse<br />British Gymnastics Parent Alliance<br />Memmel returns to gymnastics<br />World Number One Barty to Miss US Open<br />Disappointment as ATP and WTA Madrid Open cancelled due to health and safety concerns<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 50 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/d1137a41-37dc-39d9-8953-9c09936ba4b5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229367/wispsportsdesk_s2e30.mp3" length="49974577" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport.  Stories we are covering this week range from abuse in gymnastics to cancellations in tennis:
New...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport.  Stories we are covering this week range from abuse in gymnastics to cancellations in tennis:<br />New Zealand Gymnastics Abuse Allegations<br />NZ gymnasts allege they were physically pushed to breaking point, literally<br />Australia Investigate Gymnast Abuse<br />British Gymnastics Parent Alliance<br />Memmel returns to gymnastics<br />World Number One Barty to Miss US Open<br />Disappointment as ATP and WTA Madrid Open cancelled due to health and safety concerns<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 50 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@wispsports.com">info@wispsports.com</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2086</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athletes,news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sally Barkow, US Sailing Coach &amp; Performance Manager</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sally-barkow-us-sailing-coach-performance-manager--43229330</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus Sally Barkow, US Sailing Coach and Performance Manager, talks about how she found herself in a top team coaching position following her Olympic career and ocean sailing. Sally’s explains how the team is adapting to the restrictions imposed by the Covid Pandemic to prepare for the 2020one Toykyo Olympic Games.<br /> <br />Stories covered this week:<br /> <br />Former Dutch coach admits abusing as gymnastics scandal widensIOC Honorary Member Flor Isava Fonseca, dies age 99<br />Commonwealth Games:<br />Gymnastics abuse<br />FIS gender neutral language<br />Ester Ledecka<br />South Korean golf stars missing British Open<br />Super Netball fixtures<br />Turkish wheelchair basketball team<br /> <br />Sponsor: @Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />Podcast length: 67 mins<br /> <br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 50 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/07900d4f-bf7b-35fa-a208-3f0be3d48ae2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:27:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229330/wispsportsdesks2e29.mp3" length="97487975" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus Sally Barkow, US Sailing Coach and Performance Manager, talks about how she found herself in a top team coaching position...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus Sally Barkow, US Sailing Coach and Performance Manager, talks about how she found herself in a top team coaching position following her Olympic career and ocean sailing. Sally’s explains how the team is adapting to the restrictions imposed by the Covid Pandemic to prepare for the 2020one Toykyo Olympic Games.<br /> <br />Stories covered this week:<br /> <br />Former Dutch coach admits abusing as gymnastics scandal widensIOC Honorary Member Flor Isava Fonseca, dies age 99<br />Commonwealth Games:<br />Gymnastics abuse<br />FIS gender neutral language<br />Ester Ledecka<br />South Korean golf stars missing British Open<br />Super Netball fixtures<br />Turkish wheelchair basketball team<br /> <br />Sponsor: @Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />Podcast length: 67 mins<br /> <br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 50 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4068</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>athletes,news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pamela Relph, Double Paralympic Gold Medalist</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pamela-relph-double-paralympic-gold-medalist--43229582</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Double Paralympic Gold Medal and four-time World Champion Rower Pamela Relph who retired on the crest of her wave and is now enjoying family life in rural Virginia. Pam will be joining the WiSP team as a podcast host so stay tuned for news of her that show.<br />Stories covered this. week:<br />Japan Abuse Cases in Sport<br />Tokyo 2020 Survey<br />National Women’s Soccer League awards expansion team rights to Los Angeles<br />FINA allocates US$ 6.4 million in a COVID-19 support plan<br />Transgender athletes could be banned from women's rugby amid safety concerns<br />Milicic Steps Down as Matildas Coach<br />Finland Women’s Nordic Combined<br />Ghana Olympic Committee Women’s Commission<br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 52 mins<br />Brand Sponsor: Hylands Homeopathic Earache Drops.<br /> <br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/b2c84721-386e-3991-bb10-be21b2ca383a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:03:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229582/wispsportsdesk_s2e28.mp3" length="76145420" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Double Paralympic Gold Medal and four-time World Champion Rower Pamela Relph who retired on the crest of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Double Paralympic Gold Medal and four-time World Champion Rower Pamela Relph who retired on the crest of her wave and is now enjoying family life in rural Virginia. Pam will be joining the WiSP team as a podcast host so stay tuned for news of her that show.<br />Stories covered this. week:<br />Japan Abuse Cases in Sport<br />Tokyo 2020 Survey<br />National Women’s Soccer League awards expansion team rights to Los Angeles<br />FINA allocates US$ 6.4 million in a COVID-19 support plan<br />Transgender athletes could be banned from women's rugby amid safety concerns<br />Milicic Steps Down as Matildas Coach<br />Finland Women’s Nordic Combined<br />Ghana Olympic Committee Women’s Commission<br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 52 mins<br />Brand Sponsor: Hylands Homeopathic Earache Drops.<br /> <br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3178</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Chris Voelz, Collegiate Women's Sports Awards</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chris-voelz-collegiate-women-s-sports-awards--43229342</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Chris Voelz, Executive Director of the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards, joins us to explain the work of the CWSA which honors student athletes across collegiate sports. And we also welcome them as an Affiliate Partner and make a special announcement.<br />This week’s news:<br />Tinkler says gymnastics retirement was after formal complaint and not due to injury<br />Becky and Ellie Downie claim abusive behaviour has been "normalised" in gymnastics<br />Biles discusses Nassar abuse and reveals she was "broken" after Tokyo 2020 postponement<br />CAS dismiss appeal from former Afghan football chief against life ban for sexual abuse<br />Varnish fails in employment tribunal appeal against British Cycling<br />Solheim Cup to remain in 2021 despite clash with Ryder Cup<br />Women's British Open to be played without spectators in August<br />IBSA Blind Football Women’s World Championships postponed to 2021<br />Olympic Federation of Ireland launch online gender equality series<br />Archery World Cup Cancelled<br />Nicole Drought Wins on Britcar Debut<br />The 25 year old Irish driver made a stunning Britcar Endurance Championship debut at the high speed Croft Circuit in Yorkshire on July 11-12, 2020.<br /> <br />Podcast length: 45 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/53fa738d-06a7-540c-ac4a-03279e79fc37</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 16:50:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229342/wispsportsdesk_s2e27.mp3" length="65987522" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Chris Voelz, Executive Director of the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards, joins us to explain the work of the CWSA which honors...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Chris Voelz, Executive Director of the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards, joins us to explain the work of the CWSA which honors student athletes across collegiate sports. And we also welcome them as an Affiliate Partner and make a special announcement.<br />This week’s news:<br />Tinkler says gymnastics retirement was after formal complaint and not due to injury<br />Becky and Ellie Downie claim abusive behaviour has been "normalised" in gymnastics<br />Biles discusses Nassar abuse and reveals she was "broken" after Tokyo 2020 postponement<br />CAS dismiss appeal from former Afghan football chief against life ban for sexual abuse<br />Varnish fails in employment tribunal appeal against British Cycling<br />Solheim Cup to remain in 2021 despite clash with Ryder Cup<br />Women's British Open to be played without spectators in August<br />IBSA Blind Football Women’s World Championships postponed to 2021<br />Olympic Federation of Ireland launch online gender equality series<br />Archery World Cup Cancelled<br />Nicole Drought Wins on Britcar Debut<br />The 25 year old Irish driver made a stunning Britcar Endurance Championship debut at the high speed Croft Circuit in Yorkshire on July 11-12, 2020.<br /> <br />Podcast length: 45 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2750</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>27</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>NWSL Challenge Cup with Alyse LaHue</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nwsl-challenge-cup-with-alyse-lahue--43229378</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris and Nancy we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue has review of the 23-game tournament, NWSL Challenge Cup that is being played out in Utah through to July 26th. Top news stories covered this week…<br />- Tokyo 2020 COVID-19 Precautions<br />- Abuse cases in sport - British gymnastics and South Korea<br />- Gwen Berry<br />- Bianca Williams accuses police of racial profiling<br />- World Triathlon resume diversity scheme<br />- It Started with Words…<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen.<br />Podcast length: 51 mins<br />Sponsor: Hylands Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/f3abfb0a-c11f-557c-9db6-3b55f5395e5b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:01:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229378/wispsportsdesk_s2e26.mp3" length="72103677" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris and Nancy we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue has review of the 23-game tournament, NWSL Challenge Cup that is being played out in Utah through to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris and Nancy we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue has review of the 23-game tournament, NWSL Challenge Cup that is being played out in Utah through to July 26th. Top news stories covered this week…<br />- Tokyo 2020 COVID-19 Precautions<br />- Abuse cases in sport - British gymnastics and South Korea<br />- Gwen Berry<br />- Bianca Williams accuses police of racial profiling<br />- World Triathlon resume diversity scheme<br />- It Started with Words…<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen.<br />Podcast length: 51 mins<br />Sponsor: Hylands Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3009</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Women's Cricket Yet to Resume Play</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/women-s-cricket-yet-to-resume-play--43229548</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus Beth Barrett-Wild is responsible for the new Hundred Series to be launched in 2021at the England Cricket Board (ECB). Beth explains how this new series will be played as a multi-gender sport, what other tournaments are being planed and when we can expect to see play resumed this summer. Stories covered this week:<br />FIFA Women's World Cup<br />Australia bid for Netball World Cup<br />Clare Connor MCC President<br />T20 World Cup figures<br />New Zealand rugby sevens<br />Athlete A Netflix Documentary<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 46 mins<br />Sponsor: Hylands Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/0dfbbbf6-2e13-5df7-ba42-b1c4ac0d7d79</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:50:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229548/wispsportsdesk_s2e25.mp3" length="66445263" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus Beth Barrett-Wild is responsible for the new Hundred Series to be launched in 2021at the England Cricket Board (ECB)....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus Beth Barrett-Wild is responsible for the new Hundred Series to be launched in 2021at the England Cricket Board (ECB). Beth explains how this new series will be played as a multi-gender sport, what other tournaments are being planed and when we can expect to see play resumed this summer. Stories covered this week:<br />FIFA Women's World Cup<br />Australia bid for Netball World Cup<br />Clare Connor MCC President<br />T20 World Cup figures<br />New Zealand rugby sevens<br />Athlete A Netflix Documentary<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 46 mins<br />Sponsor: Hylands Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2773</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cricket,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Naya Tapper; Black For Life</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/naya-tapper-black-for-life--43229472</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris and Nancy we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus US Rugby Sevens player Naya Tapper tells us how the Black Lives Matter movement has affected her on a very personal level. Her heartfelt comments are an emotional reminder of the profound effect of racism in the Black community. Naya also shares her isolation training schedule with us and the schedule to return to team training.<br />FIFA Women's World Cup<br />Super Netball rule change<br />NWSL Challenge Cup<br />Women's Cricket<br />Mikaela Shiffrin returns to training<br />NWSL in talks with ownership group to add Los Angeles expansion team<br />Transgender females belong in boys sports<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Sponsor: Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />Podcast length: 49 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/9118203e-36d2-5488-b3f9-44b7dedb0239</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:42:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229472/wispsportsdesk_s2e24.mp3" length="70598773" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news show with Chris and Nancy we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus US Rugby Sevens player Naya Tapper tells us how the Black Lives Matter movement has affected her on a very personal level. Her heartfelt...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news show with Chris and Nancy we have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Plus US Rugby Sevens player Naya Tapper tells us how the Black Lives Matter movement has affected her on a very personal level. Her heartfelt comments are an emotional reminder of the profound effect of racism in the Black community. Naya also shares her isolation training schedule with us and the schedule to return to team training.<br />FIFA Women's World Cup<br />Super Netball rule change<br />NWSL Challenge Cup<br />Women's Cricket<br />Mikaela Shiffrin returns to training<br />NWSL in talks with ownership group to add Los Angeles expansion team<br />Transgender females belong in boys sports<br />Hosts: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Sponsor: Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />Podcast length: 49 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2946</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Motorsports and Hockey with Nicci Daly</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/motorsports-and-hockey-with-nicci-daly--43229530</link><description><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris and Nancy are joined by the Founder of Formula Female, Motorsport Data Engineer and Irish Hockey Player Nicci Daly. Nicci talks about women in motorsports and how she is creating opportunities through Formula Female. She also talks about how rescheduling the Olympic Games has affected her training and the Green Army’s preparation for the games.<br />US Soccer<br />International Federation Governance<br />IOC Mental Health Survey<br />US Open<br />Women's Golf<br />World Squash Library<br />The Way We Watch: Sports, Women and the Male Gaze<br />Sponsor: Hylands Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />Podcast length: 46 mins.<br />For more information, links and resources plus other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/fcb72dde-e300-51e8-96cd-6cad35d6a131</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:42:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229530/wispsportsdesk_s2e23.mp3" length="17122664" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On our weekly news magazine show Chris and Nancy are joined by the Founder of Formula Female, Motorsport Data Engineer and Irish Hockey Player Nicci Daly. Nicci talks about women in motorsports and how she is creating opportunities through Formula...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On our weekly news magazine show Chris and Nancy are joined by the Founder of Formula Female, Motorsport Data Engineer and Irish Hockey Player Nicci Daly. Nicci talks about women in motorsports and how she is creating opportunities through Formula Female. She also talks about how rescheduling the Olympic Games has affected her training and the Green Army’s preparation for the games.<br />US Soccer<br />International Federation Governance<br />IOC Mental Health Survey<br />US Open<br />Women's Golf<br />World Squash Library<br />The Way We Watch: Sports, Women and the Male Gaze<br />Sponsor: Hylands Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />Podcast length: 46 mins.<br />For more information, links and resources plus other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>714</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>ACL Injuries in Female Athletes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/acl-injuries-in-female-athletes--43229628</link><description><![CDATA[On this week’s news show Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen are joined again by Dr. Juliet McGrattan to discuss the prevalence of ACL injuries in female athletes which are linked to the menstrual cycle.  Plus the top news stories from around the world of women’s sport:<br />Golf: Evian Championships Cancelled<br />FIFA Women's World Cup<br />British baseball women's team and league<br />USOPC athlete led group<br />Women's basketball Nigeria<br />Japan Announces Inaugural Women’s Football Pro League for 2021<br />Women's football must escape shackles of the FA if it is to thrive after this crisis<br />PSA Announce Tour Suspension Extended Until Mid-August Due to COVID-19 <br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 42 mins.<br />Sponsor: Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />For more information, links and resources plus other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with 41 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 49 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/b694bc0d-4f2e-5fd2-85c8-9c7117105e10</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:38:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229628/wispsportsdesks2e22.mp3" length="58262928" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this week’s news show Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen are joined again by Dr. Juliet McGrattan to discuss the prevalence of ACL injuries in female athletes which are linked to the menstrual cycle.  Plus the top news stories from around the world of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this week’s news show Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen are joined again by Dr. Juliet McGrattan to discuss the prevalence of ACL injuries in female athletes which are linked to the menstrual cycle.  Plus the top news stories from around the world of women’s sport:<br />Golf: Evian Championships Cancelled<br />FIFA Women's World Cup<br />British baseball women's team and league<br />USOPC athlete led group<br />Women's basketball Nigeria<br />Japan Announces Inaugural Women’s Football Pro League for 2021<br />Women's football must escape shackles of the FA if it is to thrive after this crisis<br />PSA Announce Tour Suspension Extended Until Mid-August Due to COVID-19 <br />Host: Chris Stafford &amp; Nancy Gillen<br />Podcast length: 42 mins.<br />Sponsor: Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />For more information, links and resources plus other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with 41 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 49 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2431</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jordan Guard, Women's Sports Alliance</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jordan-guard-women-s-sports-alliance--43229507</link><description><![CDATA[Chris Stafford is alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games with the top stories from women's sport around the world. Their guest this week is former Welsh international footballer Jordan Guard, Co-Founder of the newly formed Women’s Sports Alliance, which is the world’s first exclusive membership club designed to protect elite individuals and organizations within women’s sports.<br />Stories covered this week:<br />American hammer thrower placed on probation for podium protest demands public apology from USOPC<br />IOC athlete statements<br />Women Fiji weightlifting <br />Sky Brown fall<br />Super Netball <br />Recurve Archers Shooting in June Lockdown Remote Knockout<br />Female membership of IOC Commissions reaches an all-time high of 47.7 per cent - two new female chairs<br />Female jockeys eligible for maternity leave in South Australia for the first time<br />England netballer Geva Mentor calls for more transparency surrounding sportswomen's fertility and menstrual cycles<br />Sponsor: Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />Podcast length: 49 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/7205807d-0f1e-51f0-bf45-f437e8dedafe</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 16:49:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229507/wispsportsdesks2e21.mp3" length="71530886" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris Stafford is alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games with the top stories from women's sport around the world. Their guest this week is former Welsh international footballer Jordan Guard, Co-Founder of the newly formed Women’s Sports...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris Stafford is alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games with the top stories from women's sport around the world. Their guest this week is former Welsh international footballer Jordan Guard, Co-Founder of the newly formed Women’s Sports Alliance, which is the world’s first exclusive membership club designed to protect elite individuals and organizations within women’s sports.<br />Stories covered this week:<br />American hammer thrower placed on probation for podium protest demands public apology from USOPC<br />IOC athlete statements<br />Women Fiji weightlifting <br />Sky Brown fall<br />Super Netball <br />Recurve Archers Shooting in June Lockdown Remote Knockout<br />Female membership of IOC Commissions reaches an all-time high of 47.7 per cent - two new female chairs<br />Female jockeys eligible for maternity leave in South Australia for the first time<br />England netballer Geva Mentor calls for more transparency surrounding sportswomen's fertility and menstrual cycles<br />Sponsor: Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />Podcast length: 49 mins<br />For more information, links and resources plus other conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2985</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The COVID Lockdown Effect on Menstruation</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-covid-lockdown-effect-on-menstruation--43229485</link><description><![CDATA[Chris Stafford is joined by her co-host Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games for the top stories from women's sport around the world. Their guest this week is Dr. Juliet McGrattan, who focuses on health and fitness, to explain why the COVID lockdown can affect women’s menstrual cycle.<br />Cancellation of FAWSL and Netball Super League<br />Tokyo 2020 football <br />US basketball coach Tokyo 2020 doubts<br />Team GB first female chef de mission<br />Paralympic boccia champion<br />Lang Ping volleyball documentary<br />The lockdown effect? Increase in female athletes experiencing changes in menstrual cycles<br />Podcast length 38 mins.<br />Sponsor: Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">chrisstafford.podbean.com/0a97e0dc-5549-5c16-94d9-fa9a84a0ebfa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 15:44:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43229485/wispsportsdesks2e20.mp3" length="54707761" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Chris Stafford</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Chris Stafford is joined by her co-host Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games for the top stories from women's sport around the world. Their guest this week is Dr. Juliet McGrattan, who focuses on health and fitness, to explain why the COVID lockdown can...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris Stafford is joined by her co-host Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games for the top stories from women's sport around the world. Their guest this week is Dr. Juliet McGrattan, who focuses on health and fitness, to explain why the COVID lockdown can affect women’s menstrual cycle.<br />Cancellation of FAWSL and Netball Super League<br />Tokyo 2020 football <br />US basketball coach Tokyo 2020 doubts<br />Team GB first female chef de mission<br />Paralympic boccia champion<br />Lang Ping volleyball documentary<br />The lockdown effect? Increase in female athletes experiencing changes in menstrual cycles<br />Podcast length 38 mins.<br />Sponsor: Hyland's Homeopathic Earache Drops<br />For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 6 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.<br /> ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2283</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>news,sport,women</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7ef2fdf2118ad5a704985ed195eecdef.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
